Surah Al-Alaq
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Surah Al-Alaq is a chapter of the Quran best known for containing the first verses revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, emphasizing reading, knowledge, and human creation.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surah Al-Alaq (first verses) | 1 |
| Surah Al-‘Alaq | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Quranic surah ⓘ |
| addresses | all humanity ⓘ |
| associatedAngel | Jibril ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard Quranic text ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderOfFirstVerses | 1 ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderOfFullSurah | early Meccan period ⓘ |
| containsProstrationVerse | yes ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God’s generosity
ⓘ
God’s knowledge ⓘ reading in the name of God ⓘ |
| firstRevealedVerses | verses 1–5 ⓘ |
| firstRevelationTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| focus |
moral accountability
ⓘ
relationship between knowledge and faith ⓘ |
| instructs | prostration and drawing near to God ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
khalaq (creation)
ⓘ
qalam (the pen) ⓘ ‘ilm (knowledge) ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentions | creation of man from a clot ⓘ |
| name |
Al-Alaq
ⓘ
Iqra ⓘ Read ⓘ The Clot ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 19 ⓘ |
| openingWords | Iqra bismi rabbika alladhi khalaq ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation |
Cave Hira
ⓘ
near Mecca ⓘ |
| positionInQuran | 96 ⓘ |
| prostrationVerseNumber | 19 ⓘ |
| recitedIn | Muslim prayers ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedInCentury | 7th century CE ⓘ |
| revealedInRegion | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| scripture | Quran ⓘ |
| theme |
God as the Creator
ⓘ
God teaching by the pen ⓘ command to read ⓘ human arrogance ⓘ human creation ⓘ importance of knowledge ⓘ prostration to God ⓘ warning against hindering worship ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
preventing prayer
ⓘ
transgression ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Surah Al-‘Alaq
this entity surface form:
Surah Al-Alaq (first verses)