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. 2 Recite: and your Lord is Most Generous, 3 He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- 4 The One Who taught man all what he did not know. 5 And yet, but yet man is rebellious, 6 for he thinks himself self-sufficient. 7 Surely to your Lord is your return. 8 Have you seen the one who forbids 9 a servant (of Allah) when he prays? 10 Have you considered if he were on the right way, 11 Or enjoins piety? 12 Have you seen if he denies and turns away - 13 does he not know that Allah sees? 14 By no means! If he desist not We shall seize and deal him by the forelock 15 By the lying, the sinful forelock. 16 So let him summon his helpmates; 17 We shall call on the guards of Hell. 18 Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)! ۩ 19
God 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)