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Surah Abasa English Translation,Transliteration Tafsir [1-10]

Surah Abasa: A Divine Reminder

Surah Abasa (Arabic: عبس, romanized: ‘Abasa, meaning "He Frowned") is the 80th sura of the Quran, composed of 42 verses. It is classified as a Meccan sura, meaning it was revealed in Mecca during the early period of Prophet Muhammad's mission.

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The summary/theme of the surah Abasa:

Aside from describing the Quran, this surah describes how man was created and God's blessings given to him. It also discusses the events of the Day of Judgment and the fate of people on that day.

Lesson learned from the surah Abasa:

  1. Never side-line someone based on his/her inferior standing in society.  
  2. Give priority in benefit and advice to those who are more likely to take benefit from it.  
  3. Had the Prophet ï·º been anything but a true Prophet of Allah's he would not have conveyed this Surah to the Ummah, because it is he who has been sternly reprimanded by Allah's in it.  
  4. Despite Allah's showering man with innumerable favours, he is still ungrateful.  
  5. Allah's is the one who facilitated an easy entrance for us into this world.  
  6. The food we see on our dining mats has been facilitated from scratch by Allah's, right from rainfall and splitting the earth for the shoot to emerge, to ripened fruits, trees and gardens.  
  7. On the Day of Judgement, a person will run from his/her sibling; parents; spouses and children, fearing only for him/herself. 
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

 

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Transliteration:( 'Abasa wa tawallaa. )
1. He frowned and turned aside [1].

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

Transliteration:( An jaa-ahul 'a-maa )
2. Because the blind [2] man came to him.

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

Transliteration:( Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa. )
3. But what could you perceive [3], that he may be seeking to purify himself?

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ

Transliteration:( Aw yazzakkaru fatanfa 'ahuz zikraa. )
4. Or, he may take heed, and the reminder may benefit him [3].

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

Transliteration:( Amma manis taghnaa )
5. As to he who is careless [4].

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

Transliteration:( Fa-anta lahu tasaddaa )
6. You pay him attention.

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Transliteration:( Wa ma 'alaika allaa yaz zakka. )
7. You are not liable if such a person is not purified [5].

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ

Transliteration:( Wa amma man jaa-aka yas'a )
8. But as for he who came to you running.
Topic Discussed: Prophet Mohammad   |

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ

Transliteration:( Wahuwa yakhshaa, )
9. And fearing[6]
Topic Discussed: Prophet Mohammad   |

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Transliteration:( Fa-anta 'anhu talah haa. )
10. You become neglectful about him.
Topic Discussed: Prophet Mohammad   | Neglectful   |

Surah Abasa English Translation and Transliteration

In Surah Abasa you can read the translation of Ahmad Raza Khan who was a renowned scholar of the Islamic world and his translation book is known as Kanzul Imaan. You can read the transliteration of Surah Abasa which will help you to understand how to read the Arabic text. Apart from that, we have included a Word-By-Word English Translation of the Arabic text of Surah Abasa.

Surah Abasa English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

In Surah Abasa we have included two Tafseer (Commentary) in English. The first one is from Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan who was a well-known scholar. In this tafsir, we have also included the most popular Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is the most comprehensive tafsir available in the world. You can read both or any one of your choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 42 verses / Ayat in Surah Abasa

Surah Abasa was revealed in Makkah

Surah Abasa can be found in Juz or Para 30

There are 1 Ruku in Surah Abasa

Surah number of Surah Abasa is 80

The meaning of Surah Abasa is He Frowned

You can find English Translation, Transliteration and Tafseer/Tafsir of Surah Abasa here at quran4ever.com. Here two tafseer are currently.One is Tafsir Ibn-Kathir and another one is Tafsir-e-Naeemi.

Dear bothers and sisters as a Sunni Muslim we cannot say any Translation and Tafseer was as long it conforms with the 4 school of thoughts. But here at quran4ever.com, we have included Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is most comprehensive tafsir. Apart from that we have also included tafsir of Mufti Ahmad Yaar khan, Tafsir-e-Naeemi of Surah Abasa.

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