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.

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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

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Cave of Hira firstRevelationVerse Qur’an 96:1
Ghar Hira firstRevelationVerse Qur’an 96:1
this entity surface form: Surah Al-Alaq 96:1