A Meccan sura named after the term ‘alaq in verse 2. The first five verses are known to be the first revelation of the Qur’an when the Prophet was instructed to read. The second part came later to show that man transgresses when he becomes self-satisfied (as exemplified by a specific individual, Abu-Jahl)
In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy
1- Read! In the name of your Lord who created
2- He created man from a clinging form (1)
3- Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful One
4- who taught by [means of] the pen,
5- who taught man what he did not know.
6- But man exceeds all bounds
7- when he thinks he is self-sufficient:
8- [Prophet], all will return to your Lord.
9- Have you seen the man who forbids
10- [Our] servant to pray?
11- Have you seen whether he is rightly guided,
12- or encourages true piety?
13- Have you seen whether he denies the truth and turns away from it?
14- Does he not realize that God sees all?
15- No! If he does not stop, We shall drag him by his forehead
16- - his lying, sinful forehead
17- Let him summon his comrades;
18- We shall summon the guards of Hell.
19- No! Do not obey him [Prophet]: bow down in worship and draw close.
(1) A stage in the development of a foetus, i.e embryo. ‘Alaq can also mean anything that clings: a clot of blood, a leech, even a lump of mud. All these meanings involve the basic idea of clinging or sticking. Clinging indicates a state of total dependence in contrast with verse 7
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