Surah Ibrahim
إبراهيم
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- Makki
- Ayahs
- 52
- Juz
- 13
- Mushaf pages
- 255–261
- Words
- 830
- Order revealed
- 72nd (according to Ibn Abbas)
- Year
- 11th year of Prophethood
- Prophets named
- Nuh, Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishaq, Musa
About Surah Ibrahim (014)
The basic theme of the Surah is Allah’s guidance through His prophets. The purpose of this guidance is to take the people from darkness to light.…
The basic theme of the Surah is Allah’s guidance through His prophets. The purpose of this guidance is to take the people from darkness to light. Many people in the past had doubts about their Prophets. They laughed at them and they threatened to kill them or expel them from their towns. However, the lasting word is the “good word.” The Surah also mentions Prophet Ibrahim’s prayer when he established the city of Makkah.
The Surah derives its name from Ibrahim, the father of all Prophets who came after him.
There are 52 Ayat in this Surah.
This surah is published a ruku at a time — the Quran's own reading portion — so each page stays short enough to study properly. Pick where you want to begin.
The 7 rukus of Surah Ibrahim
Each ruku is a reading portion. This is what each one covers — click any line to open it.
| Ruku | What it covers | Ayahs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
| 1–6 |
| 2 |
| 7–12 |
| 3 |
| 13–21 |
| 4 |
| 22–27 |
| 5 |
| 28–34 |
| 6 |
| 35–41 |
| 7 |
| 42–52 |
Themes of Surah Ibrahim (014)
The fundamental message of all prophets is the same. Allah, “He is the one who takes people out of the various levels darkness into the Light through…
The fundamental message of all prophets is the same.
Allah, “He is the one who takes people out of the various levels darkness into the Light through Revelation.”
Its subject matter, namely faith, revelation and the divine message, God’s oneness, resurrection, reckoning and reward permeate Makkan Surahs. Just as every Surah in the Qur’an has its distinctive character, this Surah adopts a unique approach in presenting its material, with highlights and shading that underline the principles and issues it tackles. These may not be different from the principles and issues other Surahs illustrate, but they are tackled here from a different angle so as to generate special effect and emphasis. Furthermore, certain aspects are added and others omitted, giving the reader and the listener the overall impression that they deal with new issues and principles.33
Key words of Surah Ibrahim
Arabic builds its words from a three-letter root; change the pattern around the root and the meaning changes with it. These are the roots this surah keeps returning to, and the words built on each — every word links to the ayah it sits in. More in the Grammar Guide.
| Root | Times | Words in this surah |
|---|---|---|
| اله | 38 | |
| ربب | 17 | |
| قول | 15 | |
| ارض | 11 | |
| رسل | 10 | |
| قوم | 10 | |
| ظلم | 9 | |
| سمو | 9 | |
| رمد | 1 | |
| فرع | 1 | |
| جثث | 1 |
Introduction and themes from The Qur’an Companion (Qur’an Wiki), Institute of Qur’anic Studies, reproduced unchanged. Key roots are their selection; every word, meaning and count shown here is from ILMHUB’s own Quran database.
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