Al-Alaq (The Clot)
Verse 2of 19
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ﴿٢﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Created man from a clinging substance.
Word-by-word meaning
خَلَقَkhalaqaHe created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaman
مِنْminfrom
عَلَقٍʿalaqina clinging substance
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Which was revealed in MakkahThis was the First of the Qur'an revealedبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn 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 revealedImam 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.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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