Qur’an 96:1
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Qur’an 96:1 is the opening verse of Surah Al-‘Alaq, traditionally regarded as the first verse revealed to the Prophet Muhammad and marking the beginning of the Qur’anic revelation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qur’an 96:1 canonical | 1 |
| Surah Al-Alaq 96:1 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scripture passage
ⓘ
Qur’anic verse ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| addressesConcept |
creation
ⓘ
divine lordship ⓘ knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedAngel | Gabriel ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | first revelation in the Cave of Hira ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Uthmanic codex ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | 96 ⓘ |
| commandForm | imperative verb "Iqra’" (Read/Recite) ⓘ |
| commonEnglishRendering | Read in the name of your Lord who created ⓘ |
| hasExegesisIn |
Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr
ⓘ
surface form:
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn ⓘ
surface form:
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī ⓘ
surface form:
Tafsir al-Qurtubi
Tafsir al-Tabari ⓘ |
| invokesDivineAttribute | Lord as Creator ⓘ |
| language | Classical Arabic ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
recited in educational settings for beginners of Qur’an study
ⓘ
recited in personal devotion ⓘ |
| locatedInText | Qur’an ⓘ |
| memorizedBy | Muslims worldwide ⓘ |
| mentions |
Allah
ⓘ
Lord ⓘ |
| openingWordsArabic | اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ ⓘ |
| openingWordsTransliteration | Iqra’ bismi rabbika alladhī khalaq ⓘ |
| partOf |
Surah Al-Alaq
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah Al-‘Alaq
|
| recitedIn | Muslim prayer and worship ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| scriptureType | revelation ⓘ |
| significanceInIslam |
considered the first revealed verse of the Qur’an
ⓘ
marks the beginning of prophetic revelation to Muhammad ⓘ |
| surahPosition | first verse of Surah Al-‘Alaq ⓘ |
| surahTotalVerses | 19 ⓘ |
| textCategory | Meccan verse ⓘ |
| theme |
command to read or recite
ⓘ
invocation of the name of God ⓘ |
| traditionalRevelationOrder | 1 ⓘ |
| traditionalRevelationPlace | Mecca ⓘ |
| usedIn | discussions of the importance of literacy and knowledge in Islam ⓘ |
| verseNumber | 1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Surah Al-Alaq 96:1