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Surah Al-Ma’arij

سورة المعارج

Surah 70 44 verses Meccan pages 568 to 570

Surah Al-Ma’arij (“The Ascending Stairways”) is the 70th surah of the Quran. Revealed in Makkah, it has 44 verses and begins in juz 29. Listen to it in full by 400 reciters and download the mp3 you prefer.

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Al-Ma’arij by 400 reciters

  1. Saad Al-GhamdiHafs, murattal سعد الغامدي 4:39
  2. Abdul Rahman Al-SudaisHafs, murattal عبد الرحمن السديس 3:39
  3. Maher Al-MuaiqlyHafs, murattal ماهر المعيقلي 4:10
  4. Mishary Rashid AlafasyHafs, murattal مشاري بن راشد العفاسي 5:17
  5. Abdul Basit Abdul SamadHafs, murattal عبد الباسط عبد الصمد 5:50
  6. Saud Al-ShuraimHafs, murattal سعود الشريم 3:20
  7. Ahmed Al-AjmiHafs, murattal أحمد بن علي العجمي 7:05
  8. Mohamed Siddiq El-MinshawiHafs, murattal محمد صديق المنشاوي 5:28
  9. Mahmoud Khalil Al-HussaryHafs, murattal محمود خليل الحصري 7:13
  10. Fares AbbadHafs, murattal فارس عباد 4:08
  11. Yasser Al-DosariHafs, murattal ياسر الدوسري 5:10
  12. Abdullah MatroodHafs, murattal عبد الله المطرود 4:28
  14. Ali Al-HudhaifyHafs, murattal علي الحذيفي 5:41
  15. Abu Bakr Al-ShatriHafs, murattal أبو بكر الشاطري 4:31
  16. Alzain Mohamed AhmedHafs, murattal الزين محمد أحمد 3:45
  17. Omar Al-KazabriWarsh, murattal عمر القزابري 5:03
  18. Ali JaberHafs, murattal علي جابر 3:03
  19. Salah BukhatirHafs, murattal صلاح بو خاطر 4:16
  20. Yassen Al-JazairiWarsh, murattal ياسين الجزائري 4:57
  21. Abdirashid Ali SufiAs-Susi, murattal عبد الرشيد علي صوفي 4:37
  22. Idris AbkarHafs, murattal إدريس أبكر 6:10
  23. Laayoune El-KouchiWarsh, murattal العيون الكوشي 3:55
  24. Mahmoud Ali Al-BannaHafs, murattal محمود علي البنا 4:51
  25. Abdullah Awad Al-JuhanyHafs, murattal عبد الله عواد الجهني 4:06
  26. Abdul Wadood HaneefHafs, murattal عبد الودود حنيف 3:08
  27. Khalid Al-JalilHafs, murattal خالد الجليل 5:20
  28. Hassan SalehHafs, murattal حسن صالح 4:12
  29. Nasser Al-QatamiHafs, murattal ناصر القطامي 4:34
  30. Khalifa Al-TunaijiHafs, murattal خليفة الطنيجي 5:19
  31. Adil Al-KalbaniHafs, murattal عادل الكلباني 4:38
  32. Abdullah ibn Ali BasfarHafs, murattal عبد الله بن علي بصفر 5:19
  33. Mohamed El-BarakHafs, murattal محمد البراك 5:25
  34. Muhammad AyyubHafs, murattal محمد أيوب 5:31
  35. Mustafa Al LahouniHafs, murattal مصطفى اللاهوني 4:43
  36. Mohamed TablawiHafs, murattal محمد محمود الطبلاوي 6:14
  37. TH The Holy Quran in FrenchHafs, murattal القرآن الكريم باللغة الفرنسية 2:48
  38. Muhammad Al-Aalim Al-DokaliQalun, murattal محمد العالم الدوكالي 4:42
  39. Muhammad JibreelHafs, murattal محمد جبريل 5:02
  40. Muhammad Al-MohaisanyHafs, murattal محمد بن سليمان المحيسني 4:18
  41. Muhammad Al-LuhaidanHafs, murattal محمد اللحيدان 5:33

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Surah Al-Ma’arij for children, with repetition

Teaching recitations (mushaf mu’allim): each verse is recited and then repeated, to learn it by heart.

Teaching Quran (mushaf mu’allim)
  1. Saad Al-GhamdiHafs, teaching (mu’allim) سعد الغامدي 9:24
  2. Mohamed Siddiq El-MinshawiHafs, teaching (mu’allim) محمد صديق المنشاوي 11:06
  3. Mahmoud Khalil Al-HussaryHafs, teaching (mu’allim) محمود خليل الحصري 10:58
  4. Ali Al-HudhaifyHafs, teaching (mu’allim) علي الحذيفي 16:05
  5. Khalifa Al-TunaijiHafs, teaching (mu’allim) خليفة الطنيجي 11:04
  6. Abdullah ibn Ali BasfarHafs, teaching (mu’allim) عبد الله بن علي بصفر 10:08

The verses of the surah

Full text in Uthmani script, with vowel marks (tashkeel).

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ۝١ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ۝٢ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ۝٣ تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ۝٤ فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا۝٥ إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا۝٦ وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا۝٧ يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ۝٨ وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ۝٩ وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا۝١٠ يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ۝١١ وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ۝١٢ وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ۝١٣ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ۝١٤ كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ۝١٥ نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ۝١٦ تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ۝١٧ وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ۝١٨ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا۝١٩ إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا۝٢٠ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا۝٢١ إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ۝٢٢ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ۝٢٣ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ۝٢٤ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ۝٢٥ وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ۝٢٦ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ۝٢٧ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ۝٢٨ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ۝٢٩ إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ۝٣٠ فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ۝٣١ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ۝٣٢ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ۝٣٣ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ۝٣٤ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ۝٣٥ فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ۝٣٦ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ۝٣٧ أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ۝٣٨ كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ۝٣٩ فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ۝٤٠ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ۝٤١ فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ۝٤٢ يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ۝٤٣ خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ۝٤٤

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All its virtues and hadiths

Surah Al-Ma’arij (“Sa’ala sa’il”) belongs to the Mufassal, by which the Prophet ﷺ was favoured over the other prophets. It is one of the “similar” surahs (an-naza’ir) that he paired in a single rak’ah: he recited it with An-Nazi’at, according to the authentic hadith of Ibn Mas’ud, and it was among the surahs he read in the night prayer.

  • One of the paired surahs of the night prayer
  • A surah of the Mufassal
  • The Last Day and the qualities of those who pray

Other ways to read the surah

In transliteration, word by word or with tajweed colours.

Surah Al-Ma’arij at a glance

Name

The Surah takes its name from the word dhil Ma'arij in verse 3.

Period of Revelation

The subject matter bears evidence that this Surah too was sent down in conditions closely resembling those under which Surah Al Haaqqah was sent down.

Theme and Subject Matter

It admonishes and gives warning to the disbelievers who made fun of the news about Resurrection and the Hereafter, and Hell and Heaven, and challenged the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) to cause Resurrection with which he threatened them to take place if what he said was true and they had become worthy of the punishment in Hell by denying it. The whole Surah is meant to answer this denial.

The Surah opens with words to the effect:"A demander has demanded a torment, the torment which must befall the deniers; and when it takes place, there will be none to prevent it, but it will take place at its own appointed time. Allah has His own way of doing things, but He is not unjust. Therefore, have patience, O Prophet, at what they say. They think it is far off, but We see it as near at hand."

Then it is said:"Resurrection, which they desire to be hastened out of jest and fun, is terrible, and when it comes, it will cause great distress to the culprits. At that time they will even be prepared to give away their wives and children and their nearest kinsfolk in ransom to escape the punishment, but they will not be able to escape it.

Then the people have been warned to the effect; "On that Day the destinies of men will be decided strictly on the basis of their belief and their conduct. Those who turn away from the Truth in the world and amass wealth and withhold it from the needy, will be doomed to Hell; and those who fear the punishment of God here, believe in the Hereafter, keep up the Prayer, discharge the rights of the needy out of their wealth, strictly avoid immoral and wicked deeds, practice honesty in all their dealings, fulfill their pledges and trust and bear true witness, will have a place of honor in Paradise"

In conclusion, the disbelievers of Makkah who rushed in upon the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) from every side as soon as they saw him, in order to make fun of him, have been warned to the effect: "If you do not believe, Allah will replace you by other people who will be better than you", and the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) has been consoled, so as to say: "Do not take to heart their mockery and jesting; leave them to indulge in their idle talk and foolish conduct if they are bent upon experiencing the disgrace and humiliation of the Resurrection; they will themselves see their evil end."'

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