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Surah Al-’Alaq, Verse 13

سورة العلق، الآية ١٣

96:13 Juz 30 Hizb 60 Page 597 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 96:13

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ۝١٣

Transliteration

ara-ayta in kadhaba watawallā

Translation

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

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Verse 13 of Surah Al-’Alaq (96:13), 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 13

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What do you think will happen if this preventer rejected whatever the Messenger brought and turned away from it? Does he not fear Allah?

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Other translations of verse 13

How about the one who denies and turns away4?

Notes

[4] From what the Prophet (ﷺ) has brought and does he not fear Allah?

Tell me if he (Abû Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Qur’ân) and turns away?

Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?

Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?

Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?

Have you seen in case he cries lies and turns away?

Verse 13 word by word

  1. أَرَءَيْتَ ara-ayta Have you seen ر أ ي
  2. إِن in if
  3. كَذَّبَ kadhaba he denies ك ذ ب
  4. وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ watawallā and turns away و ل 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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