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

    About the surah Al-Isra

    Al-Isr'ʾ (Arabic: الإسراء; meaning: The Night Journey), also known as Banī Isr'ʾīl (Arabic: بني إسرائيل; meaning: The Children of Israel), is the 17th chapter (Surah) of the Quran, with 111 verses (Ayat).

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    The summary/theme of the Surah Al-Isra

     The disbelievers of Makkah are admonished to take lessons from the miserable end of the Israelites and other communities and mend their ways from this Surah, which is a wonderful blend of warning, admonition, and instruction. In this Surah important event has been mentioned regarding the night journey of our Holy Prophet to the heavens and meeting with Allah

    Lesson learned from Surah Al-Isra

    1. On the Day of Judgement, everyone shall be handed their book of deeds, which will have every minute detail of their lives recorded. They themselves will be able to envisage their outcome that day. 
    2. Whoever strives solely behind the luxuries of this world, Allah's will give them whatever He wishes to, not what they themselves want, and then doom them to Jahannam.
    3. Whoever strives to acquire the luxuries of the Hereafter properly, Allah's will appreciate his/her efforts. 
    4. Each person will be responsible for his/her own burdens on the Day of Qiy'mah; not for those of others.  
    5. Be good to parents.  
    6. Make this du‘' regularly for your parents: 
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    بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

     

    وَقُلۡ جَآءَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلۡبَٰطِلُۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡبَٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقٗا

    Transliteration:( Wa qul jaaa'al haqqu wa zahaqal baatil; innal baatila kaana zahooqaa )
    81. And say, "The truth has come, and falsehood has vanished [177]. Indeed, falsehood was bound to vanish [178]."
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    Topic Discussed: Falsehood   | Say The Truth has come, and falsehood has vanished   |

    وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٞ وَرَحۡمَةٞ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارٗا

    Transliteration:( Wa nunazzilu minal quraani maa huwa shifaaa'unw wa rahmatullil mu'mineena wa laa yazeeduz zaalimeena illaa khasaaraa )
    82. And We reveal in the Qur'an that which is a cure [179] and a mercy for the believers, and it increases only the loss of the wrongdoers [180].
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    Topic Discussed: Quran is Sifa(Healing) and Rahma   | Believers(Word)   | Mercy(Rahmah/Rahmat)   | Loss(Word)   | Unjust   | Quran(Direct Word)   |

    وَإِذَآ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَٰنِ أَعۡرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسٗا

    Transliteration:( Wa izaaa an'amnaa 'alal insaani a'rada wa na-aa bijaani bihee wa izaa massahush sharru kaana ya'oosaa )
    83. And when We bestow a favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself, but when evil touches him, he becomes hopeless [181].
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    Topic Discussed: Man(Word)   | Allah Favors   | Man is ungrateful,remembers Allah in distress and forgets in happy   | Evil(Word)   |

    قُلۡ كُلّٞ يَعۡمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنۡ هُوَ أَهۡدَىٰ سَبِيلٗا

    Transliteration:( Qul kulluny ya'malu 'alaa shaakilatihee fa rabbukum a'lamu biman huwa ahdaa sabeelaa (section 9) )
    84. Say, "Everyone acts according to his own way. But your Lord knows best who is rightly guided."
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    Topic Discussed: Rab(Word)   | No one shall bear another's burden on the day of judgement   | Guidance   |

    وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلرُّوحِۖ قُلِ ٱلرُّوحُ مِنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّي وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا

    Transliteration:( Wa yas'aloonaka 'anirrooh; qulir roohu min amri rabbee wa maaa ooteetum minal 'ilmi illaa qaleelaa )
    85. And they ask you about the spirit. Say, "The spirit is from the command of my Lord [182], and you have been given only a little knowledge [183]."
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    Topic Discussed: Knowledge(Word)   | The spirit descends by the command of my Lord   | Rab(Word)   |

    وَلَئِن شِئۡنَا لَنَذۡهَبَنَّ بِٱلَّذِيٓ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِۦ عَلَيۡنَا وَكِيلًا

    Transliteration:( Wa la'in shi'naa lanaz habanna billazeee awhainaaa ilaika summa laa tajidu laka bihee 'alainaa wakeelaa )
    86. And if We had willed, We could certainly take away [184] what We have revealed to you. Then you would not find any protector for you against Us.
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    Topic Discussed: Quran Revelation   | Revelation   |

    إِلَّا رَحۡمَةٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّ فَضۡلَهُۥ كَانَ عَلَيۡكَ كَبِيرٗا

    Transliteration:( Illaa rahmatam mir Rabbik; inna fadlahoo kaana 'alaika kabeeraa )
    87. Say, "If mankind and jinn were to gather to bring the like of this Qur'an, they would not be able to bring the like of it, even if they were to assist one another [187]."
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    Topic Discussed: Rab(Word)   | Mercy(Rahmah/Rahmat)   | Whatever you have received is a great favor from Allah   |

    قُل لَّئِنِ ٱجۡتَمَعَتِ ٱلۡإِنسُ وَٱلۡجِنُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَأۡتُواْ بِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ لَا يَأۡتُونَ بِمِثۡلِهِۦ وَلَوۡ كَانَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ لِبَعۡضٖ ظَهِيرٗا

    Transliteration:( Qul la'inij tama'atil insu waljinnu 'alaaa any ya'too bimisli haazal quraani laa ya'toona bimislihee wa law kaana ba'duhum liba 'din zaheeraa )
    88. Say, 'If the men and Jinn all agree together to bring the like thereof, they would not be able to bring the same and even if in them one may be a helper of the other [187].
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    Topic Discussed: Uniting Man and Jinn cannot produce Quran like this   | Jinns(Word)   | Men   |

    وَلَقَدۡ صَرَّفۡنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِي هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٖ فَأَبَىٰٓ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورٗا

    Transliteration:( Wa laqad sarrafnaa linnaasi fee haazal quraani min kulli masalin fa abaaa aksarun naasi illaa kufooraa )
    89. And We have certainly detailed in this Qur'an every kind of example [188], but most people refuse except to be ungrateful.
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    Topic Discussed: Allah has explained Quran in different ways   | Men   | Quran(Direct Word)   | Ungrateful   |

    وَقَالُواْ لَن نُّؤۡمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ تَفۡجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَنۢبُوعًا

    Transliteration:( Wa qaaloo lan nu'mina laka hattaa tafjura lanaa minal ardi yamboo'aa )
    90. And they said, "We will never believe you until you cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth" [189].
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    Topic Discussed: They say will believe if you bring spring to gush from the earth   | Earth(Direct Word)   | Believe   |

    Surah Al-Isra English Translation and Transliteration

    In Surah Al-Isra 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-Isra 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-Isra.

    Surah Al-Isra English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

    In Surah Al-Isra 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 111 verses / Ayat in Surah Al-Isra

    Surah Al-Isra was revealed in Makkah

    Surah Al-Isra can be found in Juz or Para 15

    There are 12 Ruku in Surah Al-Isra

    Surah number of Surah Al-Isra is 17

    The meaning of Surah Al-Isra is The Night Journey

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

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