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Surah As-Saffat

سورة الصافات

Surah 37 182 verses Meccan pages 446 to 452

Surah As-Saffat (“Those Who Set the Ranks”) is the 37th surah of the Quran. Revealed in Makkah, it has 182 verses and begins in juz 23. Listen to it in full by 400 reciters and download the mp3 you prefer.

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As-Saffat by 400 reciters

  1. Abdul Rahman Al-SudaisHafs, murattal عبد الرحمن السديس 14:19
  2. Saad Al-GhamdiHafs, murattal سعد الغامدي 17:49
  3. Maher Al-MuaiqlyHafs, murattal ماهر المعيقلي 15:31
  4. Mishary Rashid AlafasyHafs, murattal مشاري بن راشد العفاسي 24:24
  5. Abdul Basit Abdul SamadHafs, murattal عبد الباسط عبد الصمد 19:01
  6. Saud Al-ShuraimHafs, murattal سعود الشريم 12:45
  7. Ahmed Al-AjmiHafs, murattal أحمد بن علي العجمي 18:48
  8. Mahmoud Khalil Al-HussaryHafs, murattal محمود خليل الحصري 34:25
  9. Fares AbbadHafs, murattal فارس عباد 17:16
  10. Mohamed Siddiq El-MinshawiHafs, murattal محمد صديق المنشاوي 20:53
  11. Yasser Al-DosariHafs, murattal ياسر الدوسري 15:00
  12. Abdullah MatroodHafs, murattal عبد الله المطرود 20:50
  14. Abu Bakr Al-ShatriHafs, murattal أبو بكر الشاطري 22:52
  15. Alzain Mohamed AhmedHafs, murattal الزين محمد أحمد 16:36
  16. Ali Al-HudhaifyHafs, murattal علي الحذيفي 24:13
  17. Omar Al-KazabriWarsh, murattal عمر القزابري 20:56
  18. Ali JaberHafs, murattal علي جابر 14:56
  19. Salah BukhatirHafs, murattal صلاح بو خاطر 18:39
  20. Yassen Al-JazairiWarsh, murattal ياسين الجزائري 20:06
  21. Idris AbkarHafs, murattal إدريس أبكر 22:33
  22. Abdirashid Ali SufiAs-Susi, murattal عبد الرشيد علي صوفي 17:14
  23. Laayoune El-KouchiWarsh, murattal العيون الكوشي 19:51
  24. Abdullah Awad Al-JuhanyHafs, murattal عبد الله عواد الجهني 13:53
  25. Mahmoud Ali Al-BannaHafs, murattal محمود علي البنا 18:49
  26. Khalid Al-JalilHafs, murattal خالد الجليل 23:28
  27. Abdul Wadood HaneefHafs, murattal عبد الودود حنيف 13:09
  28. Khalifa Al-TunaijiHafs, murattal خليفة الطنيجي 21:05
  29. Mohamed El-BarakHafs, murattal محمد البراك 22:47
  30. Hassan SalehHafs, murattal حسن صالح 18:20
  31. Nasser Al-QatamiHafs, murattal ناصر القطامي 19:09
  32. TH The Holy Quran in FrenchHafs, murattal القرآن الكريم باللغة الفرنسية 11:33
  33. Abdullah ibn Ali BasfarHafs, murattal عبد الله بن علي بصفر 17:36
  34. Muhammad AyyubHafs, murattal محمد أيوب 24:13
  35. Mustafa Al LahouniHafs, murattal مصطفى اللاهوني 19:08
  36. Adil Al-KalbaniHafs, murattal عادل الكلباني 17:00
  37. Mohamed TablawiHafs, murattal محمد محمود الطبلاوي 23:39
  38. Muhammad Al-Aalim Al-DokaliQalun, murattal محمد العالم الدوكالي 19:28
  39. Muhammad JibreelHafs, murattal محمد جبريل 19:45
  40. Muhammad Al-MohaisanyHafs, murattal محمد بن سليمان المحيسني 13:59
  41. Abdelhamid HssainWarsh, murattal عبد الحميد احساين 13:27

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Surah As-Saffat 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 34:35
  2. Mahmoud Khalil Al-HussaryHafs, teaching (mu’allim) محمود خليل الحصري 37:13
  3. Mohamed Siddiq El-MinshawiHafs, teaching (mu’allim) محمد صديق المنشاوي 39:00
  4. Abdullah ibn Ali BasfarHafs, teaching (mu’allim) عبد الله بن علي بصفر 38:27
  5. Ayman SwedHafs, teaching (mu’allim) أيمن سويد 28:48
  6. Abdul Bari MohammedHafs, teaching (mu’allim) عبد البارئ محمد 52:31

The verses of the surah

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

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفًّا۝١ فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًا۝٢ فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا۝٣ إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌ۝٤ رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ۝٥ إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ۝٦ وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ۝٧ لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ۝٨ دُحُورًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ۝٩ إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ۝١٠ فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ۝١١ بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ۝١٢ وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ۝١٣ وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ۝١٤ وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ۝١٥ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ۝١٦ أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ۝١٧ قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ۝١٨ فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ۝١٩ وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ۝٢٠ هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ۝٢١ ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ۝٢٢ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ۝٢٣ وَقِفُوهُمْ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ۝٢٤ مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ۝٢٥ بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ۝٢٦ وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ۝٢٧ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ۝٢٨ قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ۝٢٩ وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَٰغِينَ۝٣٠ فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ۝٣١ فَأَغْوَيْنَٰكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ۝٣٢ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ۝٣٣ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ۝٣٤ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ۝٣٥ وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍۭ۝٣٦ بَلْ جَآءَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ۝٣٧ إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَلِيمِ۝٣٨ وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ۝٣٩ إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ۝٤٠ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ۝٤١ فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ۝٤٢ فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ۝٤٣ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ۝٤٤ يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍۭ۝٤٥ بَيْضَآءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ۝٤٦ لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ۝٤٧ وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌ۝٤٨ كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ۝٤٩ فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ۝٥٠ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّى كَانَ لِى قَرِينٌ۝٥١ يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصَدِّقِينَ۝٥٢ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ۝٥٣ قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ۝٥٤ فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِى سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ۝٥٥ قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ۝٥٦ وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ۝٥٧ أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ۝٥٨ إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ۝٥٩ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ۝٦٠ لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَٰمِلُونَ۝٦١ أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ۝٦٢ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ۝٦٣ إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِىٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ۝٦٤ طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ۝٦٥ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ۝٦٦ ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ۝٦٧ ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ۝٦٨ إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ۝٦٩ فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ۝٧٠ وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ۝٧١ وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ۝٧٢ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ۝٧٣ إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ۝٧٤ وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ۝٧٥ وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ۝٧٦ وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ۝٧٧ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ۝٧٨ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ۝٧٩ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ۝٨٠ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ۝٨١ ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ۝٨٢ وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ۝٨٣ إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ۝٨٤ إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ۝٨٥ أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةً دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ۝٨٦ فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ۝٨٧ فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِى ٱلنُّجُومِ۝٨٨ فَقَالَ إِنِّى سَقِيمٌ۝٨٩ فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ۝٩٠ فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ۝٩١ مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ۝٩٢ فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًۢا بِٱلْيَمِينِ۝٩٣ فَأَقْبَلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ۝٩٤ قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ۝٩٥ وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ۝٩٦ قَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنْيَٰنًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى ٱلْجَحِيمِ۝٩٧ فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ۝٩٨ وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ۝٩٩ رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ۝١٠٠ فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٍ۝١٠١ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ۝١٠٢ فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ۝١٠٣ وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ۝١٠٤ قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ۝١٠٥ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ۝١٠٦ وَفَدَيْنَٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ۝١٠٧ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ۝١٠٨ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ۝١٠٩ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ۝١١٠ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ۝١١١ وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِإِسْحَٰقَ نَبِيًّا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ۝١١٢ وَبَٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ مُبِينٌ۝١١٣ وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ۝١١٤ وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ۝١١٥ وَنَصَرْنَٰهُمْ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ۝١١٦ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ۝١١٧ وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ۝١١٨ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ۝١١٩ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ۝١٢٠ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ۝١٢١ إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ۝١٢٢ وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ۝١٢٣ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ۝١٢٤ أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ۝١٢٥ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ۝١٢٦ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ۝١٢٧ إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ۝١٢٨ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ۝١٢٩ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ۝١٣٠ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ۝١٣١ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ۝١٣٢ وَإِنَّ لُوطًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ۝١٣٣ إِذْ نَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ۝١٣٤ إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ۝١٣٥ ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ۝١٣٦ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ۝١٣٧ وَبِٱلَّيْلِ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ۝١٣٨ وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ۝١٣٩ إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ۝١٤٠ فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ۝١٤١ فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ۝١٤٢ فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ۝١٤٣ لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ۝١٤٤ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ۝١٤٥ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ۝١٤٦ وَأَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِا۟ئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ۝١٤٧ فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ۝١٤٨ فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ۝١٤٩ أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثًا وَهُمْ شَٰهِدُونَ۝١٥٠ أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ۝١٥١ وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ۝١٥٢ أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ۝١٥٣ مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ۝١٥٤ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ۝١٥٥ أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ مُّبِينٌ۝١٥٦ فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ۝١٥٧ وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ۝١٥٨ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ۝١٥٩ إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ۝١٦٠ فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ۝١٦١ مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ۝١٦٢ إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ۝١٦٣ وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ۝١٦٤ وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ۝١٦٥ وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ۝١٦٦ وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ۝١٦٧ لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ۝١٦٨ لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ۝١٦٩ فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ۝١٧٠ وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ۝١٧١ إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ۝١٧٢ وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ۝١٧٣ فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ۝١٧٤ وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ۝١٧٥ أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ۝١٧٦ فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ۝١٧٧ وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ۝١٧٨ وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ۝١٧٩ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ۝١٨٠ وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ۝١٨١ وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ۝١٨٢

Its virtues

All its virtues and hadiths

No hadith reports a virtue specific to Surah As-Saffat; its merit is that it belongs to the Mi’un, given to the Prophet ﷺ in place of the Psalms. It establishes Allah’s oneness, refutes the idolaters’ claim that the angels are His daughters, and tells the stories of several prophets, most notably Ibrahim and his son Isma’il, the trial of the sacrifice and its ransom.

  • One of the Mi’un given in place of the Psalms
  • Declaring Allah’s transcendence
  • The story of the sacrifice and its ransom

Other ways to read the surah

In transliteration, word by word or with tajweed colours.

Surah As-Saffat at a glance

Name

The name is derived from the word was saaffat with which the Surah begins.

Period of Revelation

The subject matter and the style show that this Surah probably was sent down in the middle of the Makkan period, or perhaps in the last stage of the middle Makkan period. The style clearly indicates that antagonism is raging strong in the background and the Holy Prophet and his Companions are passing through very difficult and discouraging circumstances.

Subject Matter and Theme

The disbelievers of Makkah have been severely warned for their attitude of mockery and derision with which they were responding to the Holy Prophet's message of Tauhid and the Hereafter and for their utter refusal to accept and acknowledge his claim to Prophethood. In the end, they have been plainly warned that the Prophet whom they are mocking and ridiculing will overwhelm them in spite of their power and self and they will find the army of Allah encamping in the very courtyards of their houses (vv. 171-179. This notice was given at a time when there appeared no chance whatever of the Holy Prophet's success and triumph. The Muslims (who have been called Allah's army in these verses) were being made the target of severe persecution. Three- fourth of their population had already emigrated and hardly 40 to 50 of the Companions were left with the Holy Prophet in Makkah who were experiencing all sorts of the excesses with utter helplessness. Under such circumstances, in view of the apparent conditions, no one could believe that the Holy Prophet and the handful of his ill equipped Companions would ultimately attain dominance. The people rather thought that the new movement would end and be buried in the ravines of Makkah. But hardly 15 to 16 years had passed when on the conquest of Makkah precisely the same thing happened of which the disbelievers had been forewarned.

Along with administering warnings, Allah in this Surah has done full justice also to the theme of inducement and instruction in a balanced way. Brief but impressive arguments have been given about the validity of the doctrines of Tauhid and the Hereafter. Criticism has been made of the creed of the mushrikin to show the absurdity of their beliefs; they have been informed of the evil consequences of their deviations, which have been contrasted with the splendid results of the faith and righteous acts. Then, in continuation of the same, Precedents from past history have been cited to show how Allah had been treating His Prophets and their followers : how He has been favoring His faithful servants and punishing their deniers and rejectors.

The most instructive of the historical narratives presented in this Surah is the important event of the pious life of the Prophet Abraham, who became ready to sacrifice his only son as soon as he received an inspiration from Allah. In this there was a lesson not only for the disbelieving Quraish, who waxed proud of their blood relationship with him, but also for the Muslims who had believed in Allah and His Messenger. By narrating this event they were told what is the essence and the real spirit of Islam, and how a true believer should be ready to sacrifice his all for the pleasure and approval of Allah after he has adopted it as his Faith and Creed.

The last verses of the Surah were not only a warning for the disbelievers but also a good news for the believers who were passing through highly unfavorable and discouraging conditions on account of their supporting and following the Holy Prophet. In these verses they were given the good news that they should not be disheartened at the hardships and difficulties they had to encounter in the beginning, for in the end they alone would attain dominance, and the standard bearers of falsehood, who appeared to be dominant at the time would be overwhelmed and vanquished at their hands. A few years later the turn the events took, proved that it was not an empty consolation but an inevitable reality of which they had been foretold in order to strengthen their hearts.

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