Surah 87

الأعلى Al-A'la · The Most High

Verses
19
Revealed
Meccan
Juz
30
Rukus
1
Revelation order
8
Pages
591–592

About Surah Al-A'la

Surah Al-A'la (الأعلى, “The Most High”) is chapter 87 of the Quran and contains 19 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 8th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, spans pages 591–592 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.

Text

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

    Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

  2. 2

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    Who createth, then disposeth;

  3. 3

    وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

    Who measureth, then guideth;

  4. 4

    وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ

    Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

  5. 5

    فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

    Then turneth it to russet stubble.

  6. 6

    سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

    We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget

  7. 7

    إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

    Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;

  8. 8

    وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.

  9. 9

    فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

    Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.

  10. 10

    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

    He will heed who feareth,

  11. 11

    وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    But the most hapless will flout it,

  12. 12

    ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    He who will be flung to the great Fire

  13. 13

    ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

    Wherein he will neither die nor live.

  14. 14

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    He is successful who groweth,

  15. 15

    وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

  16. 16

    بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

    But ye prefer the life of the world

  17. 17

    وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

  18. 18

    إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

  19. 19

    صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    The Books of Abraham and Moses.

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Common questions

How many verses are in Surah Al-A'la?

Surah Al-A'la has 19 verses.

Is Surah Al-A'la Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-A'la is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.

What number is Surah Al-A'la in the Quran?

It is chapter 87 of 114, and the 8th surah in the order of revelation.

Which juz is Surah Al-A'la in?

It appears in juz 30, on pages 591–592 of the standard mushaf.

How many pages is Surah Al-A'la?

It covers 2 pages of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, from page 591 to page 592.

Which para is Surah Al-A'la in?

Para 30. Para is the name used in South Asia for a juz, one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran.

How many words and letters are in Surah Al-A'la?

72 words and 295 letters, counted from the Uthmani text: a word is a space-separated group, and a letter is a base Arabic letter without its vowel marks. Counts made another way differ slightly. Counts for every surah

How many rukus are in Surah Al-A'la?

One: the whole surah is a single ruku, the section marked with the letter ‘ayn (ع) in the margin of many printings. Rukus in every surah and para

How long does it take to recite Surah Al-A'la?

About 3 minutes at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured pace. The recordings timed on this site take from 1 minute (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 4 minutes (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad). Every surah, timed