Al-Ala

Surah 87 of the Quran

الأعلى‎ Al-Ala The Most High
Qira'ahⓘ English text
Classification	Meccan
Position	Juzʼ 30
No. of verses	19
No. of Rukus	1
No. of Sajdahs	0

Surat Al-ʿAlā (Template:Lang-ar al-Aʿlà, The Most High, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest) is the 87th sura of the Qur'an with 19 ayat.

Summary

1. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High.
2. Who has created and then proportioned it.
3. And Who has measured and then guided.
4. And Who brings out the pasturage.
5. And then makes it dark stubble.
6. We shall make you (Muhammad) recite, so you shall not forget.
7. Except what Allah may Will. He Knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
8. And We shall make easy for you the easy.
9. Therefore remind in case the reminder profits.
10. The reminder will be received by him who fears
11. But it will be avoided by the wretched
12. who will enter the great Fire
13. There he will neither die nor live.
14. Indeed whosover purifies himself shall achieve success.
15. and remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salat.
16. rather you prefer the life of this world
17. Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting
18. Verily, this is in the former Scriptures.
19. The Scriptures of Abraham and Musa

Al-Ala describes the Islamic view of existence, the Oneness of Allah, and Divine revelation, additionally mentioning rewards and punishments.

Mankind often hide things from each other and from himself as well. The sura reminds us that Allah Knows things that are declared and things that lie hidden. The final verse of this sura affirms that the message of this sura was also revealed to Abraham and Moses in their scriptures.

Surat Al-ʿAlā is one of the mostly recited surah in the Jummah prayer.

Transliteration

Bismi Allahi alrrahmanialrraheemi

1. Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla
2. Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
3. Waallathee qaddara fahada
4. Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
5. FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
6. Sanuqri-oka fala tansa
7. Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahrawama yakhfa
8. Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
9. Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
10. Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
11. Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa
12. Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
13. Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
14. Qad aflaha man tazakka
15. Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
16. Bal tu/thiroona alhayata alddunya
17. Waal-akhiratu khayrunwaabqa
18. Inna hatha lafee alssuhufial-oola
19. Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

Occurrence in Hadith

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal relates on the authority of Ali bin Abu Talib that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad loved this surah.

Imam Muslim relates that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) used to read this surah and surah 88, (Al-Ghashiya), in Eid Prayers and also in Friday prayers. If one of the festivals fell on a Friday, the Prophet would have been sure to read these two surahs in the prayers.

External links

• Surah Al Ala Listen & Translation Al Qur'an online in Arabic, Urdu, Indonesia, French, German, Spanish, Bosnian, English.

• Al-Ala at Sacred Texts
• Al-Ala at Altafsir.com