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

About surah Al-Ḥijr

Al-Ḥijr(Arabic: الحِجْرْ, lit. 'The Stoneland') is the 15th Quranic chapter (Surah). It has 99 verses (Ayat).

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The summary/theme of the Surah Al-Ḥijr  : 

In summary, Surah Hijr contains verses about the origin of the universe, belief in Allah through reflection on the creation, verses about resurrection, and verses about punishment for wrongdoing.

Lesson learned from Surah Al-Ḥijr  : 

  1. Each person will die at his or her appointed time, not before it, not after it.  
  2. Allah's has revealed the Quran, and Allah's has assumed responsibility for its protection.  
  3. Only the deviant ones lose hope in the Mercy of Allah's.  
  4. Don’t long for the wealth Allah's has given to the disbelievers; it is a test for them.
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

 

وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ عَن ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

Transliteration:( Wa nabbi'hum 'an daifi Ibraaheem )
51. And tell them about Ibrahim's guests [59]

إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمۡ وَجِلُونَ

Transliteration:( Iz dakhaloo 'alaihi faqaaloo salaaman qaala innaa minkum wajiloon )
52.When they came to him, they said 'peace' [60]. He said, 'We feel afraid of you' [61].

قَالُواْ لَا تَوۡجَلۡ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٖ

Transliteration:( Qaaloo la tawjal innaa nubashshiruka bighulaamin 'aleem )
53. They said, 'Do not fear, we give you glad tidings of a son who will possess knowledge' [62].

قَالَ أَبَشَّرۡتُمُونِي عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِيَ ٱلۡكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ

Transliteration:( Qaala abashshartumoonee 'alaaa am massaniyal kibaru fabima tubashshiroon )
54. He said, 'What! Do you give me glad tidings although old age has come upon me? So on what basis do you give glad tidings?' [63].

قَالُواْ بَشَّرۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡقَٰنِطِينَ

Transliteration:( Qaaloo bashsharnaaka bilhaqqi falaa takum minal qaaniteen )
55.They said, 'We have given you glad tidings with truth, so do not be among those who despair.' [64].

قَالَ وَمَن يَقۡنَطُ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

Transliteration:( Qaala wa mai yaqnatu mir rahmati Rabbiheee illad daaaloon )
56. He said, 'And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?' [65].

قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

Transliteration:( Qaala famaa khatbukum aiyuhal mursaloon )
57.He said, 'What is your duty O Messengers?' [66].

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ

Transliteration:( Qaaloo innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmim mujrimeen )
58. They said, 'Indeed, we have been sent to a guilty people.' [67].

إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Transliteration:( Illaaa Aala Loot; innaa lamunajjoohum ajma'een )
59. Except the family of Lut [68]; We will surely save them all. [69].

إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرۡنَآ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

Transliteration:( Illam ra atahoo qaddarnaaa innahaa laminal ghaabireen (section 4) )
60. Except his wife; We have decreed that she will be among those who remain behind. [70]

Surah Al-Hijr English Translation and Transliteration

In Surah Al-Hijr 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-Hijr 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-Hijr.

Surah Al-Hijr English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

In Surah Al-Hijr 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 99 verses / Ayat in Surah Al-Hijr

Surah Al-Hijr was revealed in Makkah

Surah Al-Hijr can be found in Juz or Para 14

There are 6 Ruku in Surah Al-Hijr

Surah number of Surah Al-Hijr is 15

The meaning of Surah Al-Hijr is The Rocky Tract, The Stoneland, The Rock City

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

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