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Surah Al-’Alaq, Verse 14

سورة العلق، الآية ١٤

96:14 Juz 30 Hizb 60 Page 597 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 96:14

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ۝١٤

Transliteration

alam yaʿlam bi-anna l-laha yarā

Translation

Does he not know that Allāh sees?

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Verse 14 of Surah Al-’Alaq (96:14), 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 14

Al-Mukhtasar

Does the preventer of this servant from prayer not know that Allah sees whatever he does, and that nothing is hidden from Him?

Tafsir of the whole Surah Al-’Alaq

Other translations of verse 14

Does he not know that Allah is watching all?

Knows he not that Allâh does see (what he does)?

Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?

Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?

Does he not know that Allah does see?

Does he not know that Allah sees?

Verse 14 word by word

  1. أَلَمْ alam Does not
  2. يَعْلَم yaʿlam he know ع ل م
  3. بِأَنَّ bi-anna that
  4. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  5. يَرَىٰ yarā sees ر أ 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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