Surah Al-Alaq
العلق
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- Makki
- Ayahs
- 19
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf pages
- 597–598
- Words
- 72
- Order revealed
- 1st (according to Ibn Abbas)
- Year
- 1st - 3rd year of Prophethood
About Surah Al-Alaq (096)
The first five Ayat are among the first that were revealed to the Prophet ﷺ, aged forty, in the cave of Hira, Makkah. Then the rest of the Surah was…
The first five Ayat are among the first that were revealed to the Prophet ﷺ, aged forty, in the cave of Hira, Makkah. Then the rest of the Surah was revealed when the message was presented to the people of Makkah and they began threatening the Prophet ﷺ. The Surah speaks about the humble beginning of human beings, but the high position that they can receive if they follow the message of Allah. The Surah takes its name after the second Ayat, “Created man from a clinging substance.” (96:2).
There are 19 Ayat in this Surah.
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The 19 ayahs of Surah Al-Alaq
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Key words of Surah Al-Alaq
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 |
|---|---|---|
| راي | 5 | |
| علم | 4 | |
| ربب | 3 | |
| انس | 3 | |
| قرا | 2 | |
| خلق | 2 | |
| نهي | 2 | |
| كذب | 2 | |
| نصي | 2 | |
| سفع | 1 | |
| زبن | 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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