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Surah Al-Ala Englsh Translation, Transliteration Tafsir [-9-0]

About the surah   Al-Ala

Surah Al-Ala (Arabic text: الأعلى ) is the 87th chapter of the Qur'an. The surah titled in English means 'The Most High' and it consists of 19 verses.

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The summary/theme of the surah  Al-Ala

Several instructions regarding the praise of Allah and the fulfillment of the Prophet's prophecies are given in the first part of this Surah.

Lessons learned from the  surah  Al-Ala

1.Glorify Allah's frequently (Tasba«á¸¥).  

2. Allah's knows what is apparent and what is concealed.  

3. Remind people when the reminder will be beneficial.  

4. Successful is that person who has purified his heart, remembered Allah's, and established Salaah.  

5. The Hereafter is better and more lasting than this temporary world, so working for it would be more logical. 

 

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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

 

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

Transliteration:( Wa yatajannabuhal ashqaa )
11. But the wretched [14] one will shun.
Topic Discussed: Wretched   | Non-Believer   |

ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

Transliteration:( Allazee yaslan Naaral kubraa )
12. Who will be roasted in the great [15] fire.
Topic Discussed: Hell Fire   |

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ

Transliteration:( Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa )
13. Who will neither die therein nor live [16].

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Transliteration:( Qad aflaha man tazakkaa )
14. Certainly, he attains success who gets purified.

وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

Transliteration:( Wa zakaras ma Rabbihee fasallaa )
15. And who remembers the names [17] of his Lord and offers Salaah [18].

بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا

Transliteration:( Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa )
16. But you prefer [19] the life of this world.

وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ

Transliteration:( Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa )
17. Whereas the Hereafter is better and everlasting [20].
Topic Discussed: Hereafter   | Everlasting   |

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

Transliteration:( Inna haazaa lafis suhu fil oolaa )
18. Verily, this is taught in the earlier [21] scriptures.

صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

Transliteration:( Suhufi Ibraaheema wa Moosaa )
19. The scriptures of Ibraheem and Musa.

Surah Al-Ala English Translation and Transliteration

In Surah Al-Ala 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 Al-Ala 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 Al-Ala.

Surah Al-Ala English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

In Surah Al-Ala 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 19 verses / Ayat in Surah Al-Ala

Surah Al-Ala was revealed in Makkah

Surah Al-Ala can be found in Juz or Para 30

There are 1/2 Ruku in Surah Al-Ala

Surah number of Surah Al-Ala is 87

The meaning of Surah Al-Ala is The Most High, The All-Highest, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest

You can find English Translation, Transliteration and Tafseer/Tafsir of Surah Al-A'la 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 Al-A'la.

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