Surah 96 · The ClotAl-ʿAlaq
العلق
When to recite
Special significance. the first words of the Quran.
What it means
The first revealed ayat. "Read in the name of your Lord." A surah about learning.
The Arabic
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
How it sounds
Iqraʾ bi-smi rabbika lladhī khalaq…
English meaning
Read in the name of your Lord who created…
Tajweed focus
Clean qāf, gentle ʿayn from the throat.
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