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Surah Qaf, Verse 1

سورة ق، الآية ١

50:1 Juz 26 Hizb 52 Page 518 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 50:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قٓ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ ۝١

Transliteration

qaf wal-qur'āni l-majīdi

Translation

Qāf.1524 By the honored Qur’ān...1525

Notes

[1524] See footnote to 2:1.
[1525] See footnote to 38:1.

Translation in another language
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Verse 1 of Surah Qaf (50:1), a Meccan surah, is in juz 26, on page 518 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 1

Al-Mukhtasar

Qāf. The discussion on similar letters has already passed in Sūrah Al-Baqarah. Allah takes an oath on the noble Qur’ān because of the meanings, abundant goodness and blessings it contains. He takes an oath on that you shall surely be resurrected on the Day of Judgement for accountability and requital.

Tafsir of the whole Surah Qaf

Other translations of verse 1

Qāf1. By the Glorious Qur’an!

Notes

[1] See footnote 2:1.

Qâf. [These letters (Qâf, etc.) are one of the miracles of the Qur’ân, and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings]. By the Glorious Qur’ân.

Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an,

Qaf: By the Glorious Qur'an (Thou art Allah's Messenger).

Qaf. I swear by the glorious Quran (that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah)

Qaf, (This is the name of a letter of the Arabic alphabet, and only Allah knows its meaning here) and (by) the Ever-Glorious Qur'an!

Verse 1 word by word

  1. قٓ qaf Qaf
  2. وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ wal-qur'āni By the Quran ق ر أ
  3. ٱلْمَجِيدِ l-majīdi the Glorious م ج د

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih Muslim 457a

I said prayer and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led it and he recited" Qaf. (I.). By the Glorious Qur'an," till he recited" and the tall palm trees" (l. 10). I wanted to repeat it but I could not follow its significance.

وَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَرَأَ ‏‏{‏ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ‏}‏ حَتَّى قَرَأَ ‏‏{‏ وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ‏}

Narrated by Qutba ibn Mālik

Authentic Sahih Muslim 872a

I memorised (surah) "Qaf, by the glorious Qur'an" from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on Friday for he recited it on the pulpit on every Friday.

أَخَذْتُ ‏‏{‏ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ‏}‏ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ بِهَا عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ ‏

Narrated by Umm Hishām bint Hāritha ibn an-Nu‘mān + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih Muslim 873b

"Our oven and the oven of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) were the same for two years, or for one year and part of a year. And I only learned "Surah Qaf. By the Glorious Quran" from the tongue of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), who used to recited it every Friday from the Minbar, when he addresses the…

لَقَدْ كَانَ تَنُّورُنَا وَتَنُّورُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَاحِدًا سَنَتَيْنِ أَوْ سَنَةً وَبَعْضَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا أَخَذْتُ ‏{‏ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ‏}‏ إِلاَّ عَنْ لِسَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه…

Narrated by Umm Hishām bint Hāritha ibn an-Nu‘mān + 2 other versions

Other hadiths (4)

Verses related to verse 1

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Luqman 31:27

    وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَٰمٌ وَٱلْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ سَبْعَةُ أَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

    And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allāh would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

  • Sad 38:1–2

    صٓ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكْرِ …

    Ṣād. By the Qur’ān containing reminder... …

  • Yunus 10:2

    أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَنْ أَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ قَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Have the people been amazed that We revealed [revelation] to a man from among them, [saying], "Warn mankind and give good tidings to those who believe that they will have a [firm] precedence of honor with their Lord"? [But] the disbelievers say, "Indeed, this is an obvious magician."

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