The Embryo (Al-Alaq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Recite in the name of your Lord Who created, 1 Created man from a clot. 2 Read and your Lord is Most Honorable, 3 who taught by the Pen, 4 Taught man that which he knew not. 5 Yet man behaves arrogantly, 6 that he sees himself sufficed. 7 Indeed, to your Lord is the returning. 8 What do you think? Have you seen he who forbids 9 A slave when he prayeth? 10 Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?- 11 or is concerned with God-consciousness? 12 What thinkest thou? If he cries lies, and turns away - 13 Does he not know that Allah sees everything? 14 Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock - 15 his lying sinful forelock. 16 Then let him call his associates; 17 We, will call the Zabania (the harsh angels of Hell). 18 Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah). ۩ 19
True are the words of God the Almighty.
End of Surah: The Embryo (Al-Alaq). Sent down in Mecca. First revelation of the Quran before
The Pen (Al-Qalam)