The Role of Prophet Idrees (Enoch) in the Revelation of Writing and Human Learning

Al-'Alaq — Verses 1–5 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ ١

Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists),

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي
In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists),
خَلَقَ
Read!

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٢

Has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood).

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ
Has created man
مِنْ عَلَقٍ
from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood)

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ ٣

Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,

اقْرَأْ
Read!
وَرَبُّكَ
And your Lord
الْأَكْرَمُ
is the Most Generous

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ ٤

Who has taught (the writing) by the pen [the first person to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch)].

الَّذِي
Who
عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
has taught (the writing) by the pen

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ٥

Has taught man that which he knew not.

عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ
Has taught man
مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
that which he knew not