Text of verse 96:17
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ١٧
Transliteration
falyadʿu nādiyahu
Translation
Then let him call his associates;
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Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary
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Surah Al-’Alaq, Verse 17
سورة العلق، الآية ١٧
Verse 17 of Surah Al-’Alaq (96:17), 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 17
Al-Mukhtasar
So when he is seized by his forehead towards the hellfire, let him call out to his companions and associates asking for their help to save him from the punishment.
Other translations of verse 17
So let him call his associates;
Then let him call upon his council (of helpers).
Then let him call upon his henchmen!
Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
Then let him summon his council,
So let him call upon his assembly!
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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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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3349
“The Prophet was performing Salat when Abu Jahl came to him and said: ‘Have I not forbidden you from this? Have I not forbidden you from this? Have I not forbidden you from this?’ The Prophet turned and scolded him. So Abu Jahl said: ‘You know that no one has more to call for assistance than me.’…
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي فَجَاءَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكَ عَنْ هَذَا أَلَمْ أَنْهَكَ عَنْ هَذَا أَلَمْ أَنْهَكَ عَنْ هَذَا فَانْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَزَبَرَهُ فَقَالَ…