The Embryo (Al-Alaq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth, 1 created man out of a germ-cell 2 Recite: And thy Lord is the Most Generous, 3 Who taught by the pen, 4 taught man what he did not know! 5 No indeed; surely Man waxes insolent, 6 As he considers himself independent! 7 Indeed, to your Lord is the return. 8 Have you seen the one who forbids 9 A slave when he prayeth? 10 What will happen if the praying person is rightly guided 11 Or he commandeth piety? 12 Tell me if he (the disbeliever, Abu Jahl) denies (the truth, i.e. this Quran), and turns away? 13 Knoweth he not that Allah beholdeth? 14 No indeed; if he does not desist, We shall drag him by the forelock; 15 A forelock, lying, sinning. 16 So let him call his associates, 17 [the while] We shall summon the forces of heavenly chastisement! 18 Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah). ۩ 19
God the Almighty always says the truth.
End of Surah: The Embryo (Al-Alaq). Sent down in Mecca. First revelation of the Quran before
The Pen (Al-Qalam)