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Surah Al-’Alaq, Verse 11

سورة العلق، الآية ١١

96:11 Juz 30 Hizb 60 Page 597 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 96:11

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ۝١١

Transliteration

ara-ayta in kāna ʿalā l-hudā

Translation

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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Verse 11 of Surah Al-’Alaq (96:11), a Meccan surah, is in juz 30, on page 597 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 11

Al-Mukhtasar

What do you think will happen, if this person who has been prevented, is following guidance and foresight from his Lord?

Tafsir of the whole Surah Al-’Alaq

Other translations of verse 11

What if this [slave] is rightly guided,

Tell me if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is on the guidance (of Allâh)

Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-

Have you considered if he were on the right way,

Have you seen in case he is upon guidance

Verse 11 word by word

  1. أَرَءَيْتَ ara-ayta Have you seen ر أ ي
  2. إِن in if
  3. كَانَ kāna he is ك و ن
  4. عَلَى ʿalā upon
  5. ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ l-hudā [the] guidance ه د ي

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2797

If he had come near me, the angels would have torn him to pieces

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Abu Jahl asked (the people of Makkah): "Does Muhammad place his face on the ground in your presence?" It was said to him: 'Yes.' He said: "By Al-Lāt and Al-‘Uzza! If I were to see him do that, I would trample his neck, or I would smear his…

هَلْ يُعَفِّرُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَجْهَهُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ قَالَ فَقِيلَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ وَاللاَّتِ وَالْعُزَّى لَئِنْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ لأَطَأَنَّ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ أَوْ لأُعَفِّرَنَّ وَجْهَهُ فِي التُّرَابِ -…

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