Sūrah 87✦Meccan✦19 Āyāt
سورة الأعلى
Al-A'laa — The Most High
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
87:1
The Most High
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى١
Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High
87:2
The Most High
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ٢
Who created and ˹perfectly˺ fashioned ˹all˺
87:3
The Most High
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ٣
and Who ordained precisely and inspired accordingly
87:4
The Most High
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ٤
and Who brings forth ˹green˺ pasture
87:5
The Most High
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ٥
then reduces it to withered chaff.
87:6
The Most High
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ٦
We will have you recite ˹the Quran, O Prophet,˺ so you will not forget ˹any of it˺
87:7
The Most High
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ٧
unless Allah wills otherwise. He surely knows what is open and what is hidden.
87:8
The Most High
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ٨
We will facilitate for you the Way of Ease.
87:9
The Most High
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ٩
So ˹always˺ remind ˹with the Quran˺—˹even˺ if the reminder is beneficial ˹only to some˺.
87:10
The Most High
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ١٠
Those in awe ˹of Allah˺ will be mindful ˹of it˺.
87:11
The Most High
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى١١
But it will be shunned by the most wretched
87:12
The Most High
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ١٢
who will burn in the greatest Fire
87:13
The Most High
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ١٣
where they will not ˹be able to˺ live or die.
87:14
The Most High
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ١٤
Successful indeed are those who purify themselves
87:15
The Most High
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ١٥
remember the Name of their Lord, and pray.
87:16
The Most High
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا١٦
But you ˹deniers only˺ prefer the life of this world
87:17
The Most High
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ١٧
even though the Hereafter is far better and more lasting.
87:18
The Most High
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ١٨
This is certainly ˹mentioned˺ in the earlier Scriptures—
87:19
The Most High
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ١٩
the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
About Surah Al-A'laa (The Most High)
Named "the Most High" (al-Aʿlā), a Meccan sūrah glorifying God and reminding that success lies in purification and remembrance.
Virtue: Frequently recited by the Prophet ﷺ in the Witr, Jumuʿah, and ʿĪd prayers.
- Chapter
- 87 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 19
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-A'laa about?
Named "the Most High" (al-Aʿlā), a Meccan sūrah glorifying God and reminding that success lies in purification and remembrance.
How many verses are in Surah Al-A'laa?
Surah Al-A'laa (The Most High) has 19 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-A'laa Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-A'laa is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.