The Embryo (Al-Alaq)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Read with the name of your Lord Who created, 1 created man from a clot [of blood]. 2 Recite: And thy Lord is the Most Generous, 3 who taught by the Pen, 4 Taught man what he knew not. 5 Indeed, surely the human is very insolent 6 That he thinketh himself independent! 7 Surely your returning is to your Lord. 8 What thinkest thou? He who forbids 9 A slave when he prayeth? 10 Have you thought, if he had been on guidance 11 Or enjoins righteousness? 12 Have you seen if he denies and turns away - 13 does he not know that Allah sees? 14 No indeed; surely, if he gives not over, We shall seize him by the forelock, 15 a lying, sinful forelock. 16 So let him call his associates, 17 We will call the angels of Hell. 18 Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)! ۩ 19
Allah the Almighty always says the truth.
End of Surah: The Embryo (Al-Alaq). Sent down in Mecca. First revelation of the Quran before
The Pen (Al-Qalam)