Surah 87 · The Most HighAl-Aʿlā
الأعلى
When to recite
Often read in the first rakʿah of Jumuʿah and ʿEid.
What it means
Reminds us to praise Allah, our Creator who guides everything He made.
The Arabic
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
How it sounds
Sabbiḥi sma rabbika l-aʿlā…
English meaning
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High…
Tajweed focus
Clean ʿayn at "Aʿlā", smooth madd.
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