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87. Sūrat al-Aʿlā سورة الأعلى

Meccan, chronological position 8, 19 verses, 2 with the divine first person. Open this sūrah in the search to filter it.

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سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ﴿١﴾

ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾

وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ﴿٣﴾

وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ ﴿٤﴾

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

87:6WWe; to the ProphetDivine verbsسَنُقْرِئُكَpresent or future, object “you”

سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

87:8WWe; to the ProphetDivine verbsوَنُيَسِّرُكَpresent or future, object “you”

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ﴿١١﴾

ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ﴿١٥﴾

بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا ﴿١٦﴾

وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ﴿١٧﴾

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿١٨﴾

صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ ﴿١٩﴾