Chapter 87: Surah Al-A‘la (The Most High)
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Chapter 87: Surah Al-A‘la (سورة الأعلى)
Meaning: The Most High | Has: 19 Verses | Revealed In: Mecca (Makki Surah)
1. سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
2. ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who created and proportioned,
3. وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
And Who destined and \[then] guided,
4. وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
And Who brings out the pasture,
5. فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
And then makes it black stubble.
6. سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
We will make you recite, \[O Prophet], and you will not forget,
7. إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Except what Allah wills. Surely, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
8. وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
And We will ease you towards the path of ease.
9. فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
So remind, if the reminder benefits.
10. سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
He who fears \[Allah] will be reminded.
11. وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
But the wretched one will avoid it—
12. ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
He who will \[enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
13. ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Where he will neither die nor live.
14. قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Indeed, successful is the one who purifies himself,
15. وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
16. بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
But you prefer the worldly life,
17. وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
While the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
18. إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures—
19. صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
Significance of Surah Al-A‘la:
This Surah glorifies Allah, the Most High, who created and proportioned everything perfectly. It reassures the Prophet ﷺ that the Qur’an will be preserved in his memory. It contrasts the righteous, who remember and succeed, with those who turn away and are doomed. The Surah was beloved by the Prophet ﷺ and often recited in prayers.
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Meaning: The Most High | Has: 19 Verses | Revealed In: Mecca (Makki Surah)
1. سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
2. ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Who created and proportioned,
3. وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
And Who destined and \[then] guided,
4. وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ
And Who brings out the pasture,
5. فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ
And then makes it black stubble.
6. سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
We will make you recite, \[O Prophet], and you will not forget,
7. إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
Except what Allah wills. Surely, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
8. وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
And We will ease you towards the path of ease.
9. فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
So remind, if the reminder benefits.
10. سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
He who fears \[Allah] will be reminded.
11. وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى
But the wretched one will avoid it—
12. ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
He who will \[enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
13. ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Where he will neither die nor live.
14. قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Indeed, successful is the one who purifies himself,
15. وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
16. بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
But you prefer the worldly life,
17. وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
While the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
18. إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures—
19. صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
Significance of Surah Al-A‘la:
This Surah glorifies Allah, the Most High, who created and proportioned everything perfectly. It reassures the Prophet ﷺ that the Qur’an will be preserved in his memory. It contrasts the righteous, who remember and succeed, with those who turn away and are doomed. The Surah was beloved by the Prophet ﷺ and often recited in prayers.
Do you have problem in understanding any verse ? feel free to ask below. We will be happy to help you understand.
See Full List : 114 Chapters of Holy Quran