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Surah At-Tur, Verse 2

سورة الطور، الآية ٢

52:2 Juz 27 Hizb 53 Page 523 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 52:2

وَكِتَٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ ۝٢

Transliteration

wakitābin masṭūrin

Translation

And [by] a Book inscribed1550

Notes

[1550] Interpreted as the Preserved Slate or possibly the Qur’ān.

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Verse 2 of Surah At-Tur (52:2), a Meccan surah, is in juz 27, on page 523 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 2

Al-Mukhtasar

And he swore by the Qur’ān which is a written book

Tafsir of the whole Surah At-Tur

Other translations of verse 2

and by the Book inscribed2

Notes

[2] i.e., the Qur’an.

And by a Book Inscribed

And a Scripture inscribed

By a Decree inscribed

And the Book written

And (by) a Book inscribed.

Verse 2 word by word

  1. وَكِتَٰبٍ wakitābin And by (the) Book ك ت ب
  2. مَّسْطُورٍ masṭūrin written س ط ر

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1619

(the wife of the Prophet) I informed Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that I was ill. So he said, "Perform the Tawaf while riding behind the people." I did so, and at that time the Prophet (ﷺ) was praying beside the Ka`ba and reciting Surat-at-Tur.

طُوفِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ النَّاسِ، وَأَنْتِ رَاكِبَةٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَطُفْتُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَئِذٍ يُصَلِّي إِلَى جَنْبِ الْبَيْتِ، وَهْوَ يَقْرَأُ ‏‏{‏وَالطُّورِ * وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ‏}‏

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 12 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1276

I made a complaint to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) of my ailment, whereupon be said: Circumambulate behind the people while riding. She said: So I circumambulated and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was at that time praying towards the side of the House and he was reciting al-Tur and a Book Inscribed (i. e. Sura…

طُوفِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ النَّاسِ وَأَنْتِ رَاكِبَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَطُفْتُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَئِذٍ يُصَلِّي إِلَى جَنْبِ الْبَيْتِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ بِـ ‏‏{‏ الطُّورِ * وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 12 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 1882

Umm Salamah said I complained to the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) that I was ill. He said “Perform the circumambulation riding behind the people”. She said “I performed circumambulation and the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) was praying towards the side of the House(the Ka’bah) and reciting “by al Tur and a Book…

طُوفِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ النَّاسِ وَأَنْتِ رَاكِبَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَطُفْتُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَئِذٍ يُصَلِّي إِلَى جَنْبِ الْبَيْتِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ بِـ ‏‏{‏ الطُّورِ * وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 12 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 2925

"I complained to the Messenger of Allah that I was sick, and he said: 'Perform Tawaf behind the people while you are riding.' So I performed Tawaf while the Messenger of Allah was praying beside the House, and reciting: 'The Tur (Mount), and by the Book Inscribed.'"

"‏ طُوفِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ النَّاسِ وَأَنْتِ رَاكِبَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَطُفْتُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي إِلَى جَنْبِ الْبَيْتِ يَقْرَأُ بِـ ‏‏{‏ الطُّورِ * وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 12 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 2961

“I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) praying facing the House, and reciting: “By the Tur (Mount), And by the Book Inscribed.’” [52:1-2]

أَنْ تَطُوفَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ النَّاسِ وَهِيَ رَاكِبَةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يُصَلِّي إِلَى الْبَيْتِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ ‏‏{وَالطُّورِ * وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 12 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Muwatta Malik 827

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'l-Aswad Muhammad ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Nawfal from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr from Zaynab bint Abi Salama that Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I once complained to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and…

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ، مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى…

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 12 other versions

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