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سُورَةُ الْعَلَقِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ١٩

Surah Al-'Alaq Verse 10

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Verses 9–12

4 verses

Al-'Alaq 10

عَبْدًا اِذَا صَلّٰىۜ ۝١٠

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

10Abden iẕâ ṣallâ.

English Translation

English Translation

10(9-10) Do you see this man who hinders the one who calls people to Allah?

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

10Have you seen the one who tries to prevent a servant from performing the prayer, a servant who turns to Allah in supplication and entreaty and invites people to Allah’s religion? With his transgressing, insolent manner, that person obstructs the one who turns to his Lord. The transgressing, insolent person finds it hard to bear that people enter Allah’s path. The transgressing, insolent deniers want people to be slaves to them! Yet those who enter their Lord’s path do not become slaves to people. The insolent transgressors, on the other hand, oppose Allah’s laws and want to establish their sovereignty over people through their own laws. By doing so, they pose as gods. But they know that those who walk in Allah’s path have parted ways with the system built on man-made laws. The deniers know this very well.

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.