87. Al-A'laaالأعلى

The Most High · Meccan · 19 ayahs · 1 ruku

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْاَعْلَی ۟ۙسَبِّحِ اسۡمَ رَبِّكَ الۡاَعۡلَىۙ‏

Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ فَسَوّٰی ۟الَّذِىۡ خَلَقَ فَسَوّٰى

who created all things and gave them due proportions,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَالَّذِیْ قَدَّرَ فَهَدٰی ۟وَالَّذِىۡ قَدَّرَ فَهَدٰى

who determines the nature [of all that exists], and guided it accordingly;

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَالَّذِیْۤ اَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعٰی ۟وَالَّذِىۡۤ اَخۡرَجَ الۡمَرۡعٰى

who brings forth green pasture,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

فَجَعَلَهٗ غُثَآءً اَحْوٰی ۟ؕفَجَعَلَهٗ غُثَآءً اَحۡوٰىؕ

then turns it into black stubble.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنْسٰۤی ۟ۙسَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنۡسٰٓىۙ

[O Prophet!] We shall make you recite the Quran so that you will not forget any of it—

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

اِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللّٰهُ ؕ— اِنَّهٗ یَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا یَخْفٰی ۟ؕاِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللّٰهُ‌ؕ اِنَّهٗ يَعۡلَمُ الۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفٰىؕ

except whatever God wills; He knows both what is manifest and what is hidden—

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَنُیَسِّرُكَ لِلْیُسْرٰی ۟ۚۖوَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرٰى

We shall facilitate for you the Easy Way.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

فَذَكِّرْ اِنْ نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرٰی ۟ؕفَذَكِّرۡ اِنۡ نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكۡرٰىؕ

Remind, if the reminder can be of benefit.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

سَیَذَّكَّرُ مَنْ یَّخْشٰی ۟ۙسَيَذَّكَّرُ مَنۡ يَّخۡشٰىۙ

He who fears [God] will heed the reminder,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَیَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْاَشْقَی ۟ۙوَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الۡاَشۡقَىۙ

but it will be ignored by the most unfortunate,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

الَّذِیْ یَصْلَی النَّارَ الْكُبْرٰی ۟ۚالَّذِىۡ يَصۡلَى النَّارَ الۡكُبۡرٰى‌ۚ

who will enter the Great Fire,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

ثُمَّ لَا یَمُوْتُ فِیْهَا وَلَا یَحْیٰی ۟ؕثُمَّ لَا يَمُوۡتُ فِيۡهَا وَلَا يَحۡيٰىؕ

where he will neither die nor live.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكّٰی ۟ۙقَدۡ اَفۡلَحَ مَنۡ تَزَكّٰىۙ

He who purifies himself,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهٖ فَصَلّٰی ۟ؕوَذَكَرَ اسۡمَ رَبِّهٖ فَصَلّٰى‌

who remembers the name of his Lord and prays, shall indeed be successful.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُوْنَ الْحَیٰوةَ الدُّنْیَا ۟ۚۖبَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُوۡنَ الۡحَيٰوةَ الدُّنۡيَا

But you prefer the life of this world,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَالْاٰخِرَةُ خَیْرٌ وَّاَبْقٰی ۟ؕوَالۡاٰخِرَةُ خَيۡرٌ وَّ اَبۡقٰىؕ‏

although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

اِنَّ هٰذَا لَفِی الصُّحُفِ الْاُوْلٰی ۟ۙاِنَّ هٰذَا لَفِى الصُّحُفِ الۡاُوۡلٰىۙ

This indeed is what is taught in the former scriptures—

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

صُحُفِ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَمُوْسٰی ۟۠صُحُفِ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ وَمُوۡسٰى

the scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

Tafseer of 87:1–19

It is quite evident that there is planning in the creation of man and the world. This planning strongly implies that there must be some purpose behind this creation. And indeed, this purpose has been revealed to man through divine revelation. However, only that individual learns a lesson from revelation who is of a receptive nature. Such people will be introduced to the eternal bounties of God. But those whose arrogance prevents them from accepting guidance, will be doomed to being cast into the flames of the eternal fire.