Surah Al-Fath

الفتح

Surah 48 · Madani · 29 ayahs · Juz 26 · pages 511–515 · 4 rukus

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Revealed
Madani
Ayahs
29
Juz
26
Mushaf pages
511–515
Words
560
Order revealed
111th (according to Ibn Abbas)
Year
19th year of Prophethood (6th Year Hijri)
Prophets named
Muhammad ﷺ

About Surah Al-Fath (048)

The Surah talks about the moral and physical victory of Islam over the forces of disbelief. The hypocrites and disbelievers will be disappointed with…

The Surah talks about the moral and physical victory of Islam over the forces of disbelief. The hypocrites and disbelievers will be disappointed with this victory.

This Surah takes its name from the first Ayat, “Indeed, We have given you, (O Muhammad )ﷺ, a clear conquest.” (48:1).

There are 29 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 4 rukus of Surah Al-Fath

Each ruku is a reading portion. This is what each one covers — click any line to open it.

RukuWhat it coversAyahs
1
  • Allah granted the Muslims a manifest victory through the treaty of Hudaibiyah
  • Swearing allegiance to the Prophet is considered swearing allegiance to Allah
1–10
2
  • Beduin Arabs who did not go with the Prophet for war between Islam and Kufr are condemned for lagging behind
  • Only the blind, lame and sick are exempt from war
11–17
3
  • Allah was well pleased with those who swore allegiance to the Prophet before the treaty of Hudaibiyah
  • Had there not been believers in Makkah, Allah would have allowed the Muslims to fight against Quraish
18–26
4Vision to conquer Makkah is shown to the Holy Prophet and characteristics of Muhammad (pbuh) and his followers27–29

Themes of Surah Al-Fath (048)

The victories of Allah awarded to the Prophet ﷺand his nation.

The victories of Allah awarded to the Prophet ﷺand his nation.

Key words of Surah Al-Fath

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.

RootTimesWords in this surah
اله39
امن15
كون13
رسل10
كفر8
عذب8
قول8
علم7
شيا7

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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