Quran 96:1

Surah Al-'Alaq, Verse 1

Verse 1 of 19 in Surah Al-'Alaq (العلق), chapter 96 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

EnglishSaheeh International: Recite in the name of your Lord who created –
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (யாவற்றையும்) படைத்த உம்முடைய இறைவனின் திருநாமத்தைக் கொண்டு ஓதுவீராக.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: මැවූ නුඹගේ පරමාධිපතිගේ නාමයෙන් කියවනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: پڑھ اپنے رب کے نام سے جس نے پیدا کیا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 読め，「創造なされる御方，あなたの主の御名において。
ChineseMa Jian: 你应当奉你的创造主的名义而宣读，

Tafsir of 96:1

Which was revealed in Makkah This was the First of the Qur'an revealed بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Beginning of the Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ and the First of the Qur'an revealed Imam Ahmad recorded that `A'ishah said: The first thing that began happening with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from the revelation was dreams that he would see in his sleep that would come true. He would not see any dream except that it would come true just like the (clearness of) the daybreak in the morning. Then seclusion became beloved to him. So, he used to go to the cave of Hira' and devote himself to worship there for a number of nights, and he would bring provisions for that. Then he would return to Khadijah and replenish his provisions for a similar number of nights. This continued until the revelation suddenly came to him while he was in the cave of Hira'. The angel came to him while he was in the cave and said, "Read!" The Messen- ger of Allah said, «فَقُلْتُ: مَا أَنَا بِقَارِىء» (I replied: "I am not one who reads.) Then he said, "So he (the angel) seized me and pressed me until I could no longer bear it.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)