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Surah Al-A’la, Verse 1

سورة الأعلى، الآية ١

87:1 Juz 30 Hizb 60 Page 591 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 87:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى ۝١

Transliteration

sabbiḥi is'ma rabbika l-aʿlā

Translation

Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

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Verse 1 of Surah Al-A’la (87:1), a Meccan surah, is in juz 30, on page 591 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 1

Al-Mukhtasar

Declare the transcendence of your Lord Who is High above His creation, by uttering His Name when you remember and revere Him.

Tafsir of the whole Surah Al-A’la

Other translations of verse 1

Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,

Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,

Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High,

Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,

Extol The Name of your Lord, The Most Exalted,

Verse 1 word by word

  1. سَبِّحِ sabbiḥi Glorify س ب ح
  2. ٱسْمَ is'ma (the) name س م و
  3. رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord ر ب ب
  4. ٱلْأَعْلَى l-aʿlā the Most High ع ل و

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3925

The first people who came to us (in Medina) were Mus`ab bin `Umar and Ibn Um Maktum who were teaching Qur'an to the people. Then their came Bilal. Sa`d and `Ammar bin Yasir. After that `Umar bin Al-Khattab came along with twenty other companions of the Prophet. Later on the Prophet (ﷺ) himself (to…

أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ، وَكَانَا يُقْرِئَانِ النَّاسَ، فَقَدِمَ بِلاَلٌ وَسَعْدٌ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ، ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي عِشْرِينَ مِنْ…

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib + 5 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4941

The first of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) who came to us (in Medina), were Mus`ab bin `Umar and Ibn Um Maktum, and they started teaching us the Qur'an. Then came `Ammar, Bilal and Sa`d. Afterwards `Umar bin Al-Kkattab came along with a batch of twenty (men): and after that the Prophet (ﷺ)…

أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَجَعَلاَ يُقْرِئَانِنَا الْقُرْآنَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ عَمَّارٌ وَبِلاَلٌ وَسَعْدٌ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ…

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib + 5 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6106

Mu`adh bin Jabal used to pray with the Prophet (ﷺ) and then go to lead his people in prayer. Once he led the people in prayer and recited Surat-al-Baqara. A man left (the row of the praying people) and offered (light) prayer (separately) and went away. When Mu`adh came to know about it, he said…

كَانَ يُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ يَأْتِي قَوْمَهُ فَيُصَلِّي بِهِمُ الصَّلاَةَ، فَقَرَأَ بِهِمُ الْبَقَرَةَ ـ قَالَ ـ فَتَجَوَّزَ رَجُلٌ فَصَلَّى صَلاَةً خَفِيفَةً، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ مُعَاذًا…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 7 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 878a

" Glorify The name of Thy Lord, the Most High" (Surah lxxxvii.), and:" Has there come to thee the news of the overwhelming event" (lxxxviii.). And when the 'Id and Jumu'a combined on a day he recited these two (surah) in both the prayers.

يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ وَفِي الْجُمُعَةِ بِـ ‏‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى‏}‏ وَ ‏‏{‏ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ‏}‏ قَالَ وَإِذَا اجْتَمَعَ الْعِيدُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ يَقْرَأُ بِهِمَا…

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr + 16 other versions

Other hadiths (54)

Verses related to verse 1

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Waqi’ah 56:96

    فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

  • Al-Waqi’ah 56:74

    فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

  • Al-Qiyamah 75:1

    لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

    I swear by the Day of Resurrection

  • Al-Qiyamah 75:40

    أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

    Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?

  • Taha 20:5

    ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱسْتَوَىٰ

    The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.

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