Revealed during the late Makkan period when the physical and psychological persecution of the early Muslim community was at its peak, Surah Ibrahim (Abraham) focuses profoundly on the universal mission of all divine messengers: to bring humanity out of the depths of darkness and into the light by the permission of their Lord. It reassures the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) by reminding him that previous prophets faced identical mockery and rejection from their nations, yet divine truth ultimately prevailed. The chapter is renowned for its striking, unforgettable metaphors, beautifully comparing the profound word of faith (Tawhid) to a deeply rooted, fruit-bearing tree that stands firm against all storms, while likening disbelief to a decaying, easily uprooted weed, or to ashes violently scattered by the wind. It also delivers one of the most chilling and psychologically revealing moments in the entire Quran—Satan’s speech in Hellfire on the Day of Judgment, where he completely abandons his followers, admitting that God’s promises were true while his own were mere illusions, and declaring that humans have no one to blame but themselves. The Surah culminates with the deeply emotional and foundational prayers of Prophet Abraham, from whom the chapter takes its name, as he stood in the barren valley of Makkah pleading with God for his family's security, provision, and absolute protection from the spiritual disease of idolatry, ultimately cementing the unbreakable divine law that gratitude is the key to the multiplication of blessings.
Transliteration
Aliflamra kitabun anzalnahu ilayka litukhrija alnnasa mina alththulumati ila alnnoori biithni rabbihim ila sirati alAAazeezi alhameedi
Translation
Alif, Lam, Ra. A Scripture that We revealed to you, that you may bring humanity from darkness to light—with the permission of their Lord—to the path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy
These disjointed letters ('Alif-Lam-Ra') are Huruf Muqatta'at, whose ultimate secrets rest with Allah. They signify the divine authority of the Quran, sent to lead humanity out of the darkness of ignorance and idolatry into the light of divine truth.
Transliteration
Allahi allathee lahu ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi wawaylun lilkafireena min AAathabin shadeedin
Translation
God—to whom belongs what is in the heavens and the earth. And woe to the disbelievers from a severe torment
Transliteration
Allatheena yastahibboona alhayata alddunya AAala alakhirati wayasuddoona AAan sabeeli Allahi wayabghoonaha AAiwajan olaika fee dalalin baAAeedin
Translation
Those who prefer the present life to the Hereafter, and repel from the path of God, and seek to make it crooked—these are far astray
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Wama arsalna min rasoolin illa bilisani qawmihi liyubayyina lahum fayudillu Allahu man yashao wayahdee man yashao wahuwa alAAazeezu alhakeemu
Translation
We never sent any messenger except in the language of his people, to make things clear for them. God leads astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. He is the Mighty, the Wise
Explains God's universal mercy and wisdom: every prophet was sent speaking the native mother tongue of his people so that the divine message was perfectly comprehensible, leaving no excuse for misunderstanding.
Transliteration
Walaqad arsalna moosa biayatina an akhrij qawmaka mina alththulumati ila alnnoori wathakkirhum biayyami Allahi inna fee thalika laayatin likulli sabbarin shakoorin
Translation
We sent Moses with Our signs: “Bring your people out of darkness into light, and remind them of the Days of God.” In that are signs for every patient and thankful person.”
Transliteration
Waith qala moosa liqawmihi othkuroo niAAmata Allahi AAalaykum ith anjakum min ali firAAawna yasoomoonakum sooa alAAathabi wayuthabbihoona abnaakum wayastahyoona nisaakum wafee thalikum balaon min rabbikum AAatheemun
Translation
Moses said to his people, “Remember God’s blessings upon you, as He delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who inflicted on you terrible suffering, slaughtering your sons while sparing your daughters. In that was a serious trial from your Lord.”
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Waith taaththana rabbukum lain shakartum laazeedannakum walain kafartum inna AAathabee lashadeedun
Translation
And when your Lord proclaimed: “If you give thanks, I will grant you increase; but if you are ungrateful, My punishment is severe.”
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Waqala moosa in takfuroo antum waman fee alardi jameeAAan fainna Allaha laghaniyyun hameedun
Translation
And Moses said, “Even if you are ungrateful, together with everyone on earth—God is in no need, Worthy of Praise.”
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Alam yatikum nabao allatheena min qablikum qawmi noohin waAAadin wathamooda waallatheena min baAAdihim la yaAAlamuhum illa Allahu jaathum rusuluhum bialbayyinati faraddoo aydiyahum fee afwahihim waqaloo inna kafarna bima orsiltum bihi wainna lafee shakkin mimma tadAAoonana ilayhi mureebun
Translation
Has not the story reached you, of those before you, the people of Noah, and Aad, and Thamood—and those after them? None knows them except God. Their messengers came to them with the clear proofs, but they tried to silence them, and said, “We reject what you are sent with, and we are in serious doubt regarding what you are calling us to.”
Refers to the ancient Arabian and near-eastern civilizations—such as the people of Noah, 'Ad, and Thamud—and countless other forgotten nations whose historical records have been lost to human knowledge but remain known to Allah.
Transliteration
Qalat rusuluhum afee Allahi shakkun fatiri alssamawati waalardi yadAAookum liyaghfira lakum min thunoobikum wayuakhkhirakum ila ajalin musamman qaloo in antum illa basharun mithluna tureedoona an tasuddoona AAamma kana yaAAbudu abaona fatoona bisultanin mubeenin
Translation
Their messengers said, “Is there any doubt about God, Maker of the heavens and the earth? He calls you to forgive you your sins, and to defer you until a stated term.” They said, “You are only humans like us; you want to turn us away from what our ancestors worshiped; so bring us a clear proof.”
Transliteration
Qalat lahum rusuluhum in nahnu illa basharun mithlukum walakinna Allaha yamunnu AAala man yashao min AAibadihi wama kana lana an natiyakum bisultanin illa biithni Allahi waAAala Allahi falyatawakkali almuminoona
Translation
Their messengers said to them, “We are only humans like you, but God favors whomever He wills from among His servants. We cannot possibly show you any proof, except by leave of God. In God let the faithful put their trust.”
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Wama lana alla natawakkala AAala Allahi waqad hadana subulana walanasbiranna AAala ma athaytumoona waAAala Allahi falyatawakkali almutawakkiloona
Translation
“And why should we not trust in God, when He has guided us in our ways? We will persevere in the face of your persecution. And upon God the reliant should rely.”
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Waqala allatheena kafaroo lirusulihim lanukhrijannakum min ardina aw lataAAoodunna fee millatina faawha ilayhim rabbuhum lanuhlikanna alththalimeena
Translation
Those who disbelieved said to their messengers, “We will expel you from our land, unless you return to our religion.” And their Lord inspired them: “We will destroy the wrongdoers.”
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Walanuskinannakumu alarda min baAAdihim thalika liman khafa maqamee wakhafa waAAeedi
Translation
“And We will settle you in the land after them. That is for him who fears My Majesty, and fears My threats.”
Transliteration
Waistaftahoo wakhaba kullu jabbarin AAaneedin
Translation
And they prayed for victory, and every stubborn tyrant came to disappointment
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Min waraihi jahannamu wayusqa min main sadeedin
Translation
Beyond him lies Hell, and he will be given to drink putrid water
Transliteration
YatajarraAAuhu wala yakadu yuseeghuhu wayateehi almawtu min kulli makanin wama huwa bimayyitin wamin waraihi AAathabun ghaleethun
Translation
He will guzzle it, but he will not swallow it. Death will come at him from every direction, but he will not die. And beyond this is relentless suffering
Transliteration
Mathalu allatheena kafaroo birabbihim aAAmaluhum karamadin ishtaddat bihi alrreehu fee yawmin AAasifin la yaqdiroona mimma kasaboo AAala shayin thalika huwa alddalalu albaAAeedu
Translation
The likeness of those who disbelieve in their Lord: their works are like ashes, in a fierce wind, on a stormy day. They have no control over anything they have earned. That is the utmost misguidance
Transliteration
Alam tara anna Allaha khalaqa alssamawati waalarda bialhaqqi in yasha yuthhibkum wayati bikhalqin jadeedin
Translation
Do you not see that God created the heavens and the earth with truth? If He wills, He can do away with you, and bring a new creation
Transliteration
Wama thalika AAala Allahi biAAazeezin
Translation
And that is not difficult for God
Transliteration
Wabarazoo lillahi jameeAAan faqala aldduAAafao lillatheena istakbaroo inna kunna lakum tabaAAan fahal antum mughnoona AAanna min AAathabi Allahi min shayin qaloo law hadana Allahu lahadaynakum sawaon AAalayna ajaziAAna am sabarna ma lana min maheesin
Translation
They will emerge before God, altogether. The weak will say to those who were proud, “We were your followers, can you protect us at all against God’s punishment?” They will say, “Had God guided us, we would have guided you. It is the same for us; whether we mourn, or are patient; there is no asylum for us.”
Transliteration
Waqala alshshaytanu lamma qudiya alamru inna Allaha waAAadakum waAAda alhaqqi wawaAAadtukum faakhlaftukum wama kana liya AAalaykum min sultanin illa an daAAawtukum faistajabtum lee fala taloomoonee waloomoo anfusakum ma ana bimusrikhikum wama antum bimusrikhiyya innee kafartu bima ashraktumooni min qablu inna alththalimeena lahum AAathabun aleemun
Translation
And Satan will say, when the issue is settled, “God has promised you the promise of truth, and I promised you, but I failed you. I had no authority over you, except that I called you, and you answered me. So do not blame me, but blame yourselves. I cannot come to your aid, nor can you come to my aid. I reject your associating with me in the past. The wrongdoers will have a torment most painful.”
Satan's confession in the Hereafter: when judgment is sealed, Satan will disown all those who followed him into Hell, explicitly admitting that he had no supernatural power to compel anyone to sin—he merely suggested evil, and humans willingly chose to follow his whisper.
Transliteration
Waodkhila allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati jannatin tajree min tahtiha alanharu khalideena feeha biithni rabbihim tahiyyatuhum feeha salamun
Translation
But those who believed and did good deeds will be admitted into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to remain therein forever, by leave of their Lord. Their greeting therein will be: “Peace.”
Transliteration
Alam tara kayfa daraba Allahu mathalan kalimatan tayyibatan kashajaratin tayyibatin asluha thabitun wafarAAuha fee alssamai
Translation
Do you not see how God presents a parable? A good word is like a good tree—its root is firm, and its branches are in the sky
A vivid parable comparing the statement of pure monotheism ('La ilaha illa Allah') to a magnificent, deeply rooted tree whose branches reach toward heaven, yielding nourishing fruit across all seasons.
Transliteration
Tutee okulaha kulla heenin biithni rabbiha wayadribu Allahu alamthala lilnnasi laAAallahum yatathakkaroona
Translation
It yields its fruits every season by the will of its Lord. God presents the parables to the people, so that they may reflect
Transliteration
Wamathalu kalimatin khabeethatin kashajaratin khabeethatin ijtuththat min fawqi alardi ma laha min qararin
Translation
And the parable of a bad word is that of a bad tree—it is uprooted from the ground; it has no stability
Transliteration
Yuthabbitu Allahu allatheena amanoo bialqawli alththabiti fee alhayati alddunya wafee alakhirati wayudillu Allahu alththalimeena wayafAAalu Allahu ma yashao
Translation
God gives firmness to those who believe, with the firm word, in this life, and in the Hereafter. And God leads the wicked astray. God does whatever He wills
According to authentic prophetic traditions, this verse refers to the trials of the grave: God grants true believers spiritual firmness and calm conviction when questioned by the two angels (Munkar and Nakir).
Transliteration
Alam tara ila allatheena baddaloo niAAmata Allahi kufran waahalloo qawmahum dara albawari
Translation
Have you not seen those who exchanged the blessing of God with blasphemy, and landed their people into the house of perdition
Addressed primarily to the pagan leaders of Mecca (such as Abu Jahl and other Quraysh nobles) who rejected the supreme blessing of the Prophet's ﷺ arrival and instead led their own tribe to catastrophic defeat at Badr.
Transliteration
Jahannama yaslawnaha wabisa alqararu
Translation
Hell—they will roast in it. What a miserable settlement
Transliteration
WajaAAaloo lillahi andadan liyudilloo AAan sabeelihi qul tamattaAAoo fainna maseerakum ila alnnari
Translation
And they set up rivals to God, in order to lead away from His path. Say, “Enjoy yourselves; your destination is the Fire.”
Transliteration
Qul liAAibadiya allatheena amanoo yuqeemoo alssalata wayunfiqoo mimma razaqnahum sirran waAAalaniyatan min qabli an yatiya yawmun la bayAAun feehi wala khilalun
Translation
Tell My servants who have believed to perform the prayers, and to give from what We have given them, secretly and publicly, before a Day comes in which there is neither trading nor friendship
Transliteration
Allahu allathee khalaqa alssamawati waalarda waanzala mina alssamai maan faakhraja bihi mina alththamarati rizqan lakum wasakhkhara lakumu alfulka litajriya fee albahri biamrihi wasakhkhara lakumu alanhara
Translation
God is He Who created the heavens and the earth, and sends down water from the sky, and with it produces fruits for your sustenance. And He committed the ships to your service, sailing through the sea by His command, and He committed the rivers to your service
Transliteration
Wasakhkhara lakumu alshshamsa waalqamara daibayni wasakhkhara lakumu allayla waalnnahara
Translation
And He committed the sun and the moon to your service, both continuously pursuing their courses, and He committed the night and the day to your service
Transliteration
Waatakum min kulli ma saaltumoohu wain taAAuddoo niAAmata Allahi la tuhsooha inna alinsana lathaloomun kaffarun
Translation
And He has given you something of all what you asked. And if you were to count God’s blessings, you would not be able to enumerate them. The human being is unfair and ungrateful
Transliteration
Waith qala ibraheemu rabbi ijAAal hatha albalada aminan waojnubnee wabaniyya an naAAbuda alasnama
Translation
Recall that Abraham said, “O my Lord, make this land peaceful, and keep me and my sons from worshiping idols.”
Recalls Prophet Abraham's (Ibrahim) famous prayer after leaving his wife Hagar (Hajar) and infant son Ishmael (Isma'il) in the barren valley of Mecca, praying that God make the city a sanctuary of peace, sustain them, and turn human hearts lovingly toward them.
Transliteration
Rabbi innahunna adlalna katheeran mina alnnasi faman tabiAAanee fainnahu minnee waman AAasanee fainnaka ghafoorun raheemun
Translation
“My Lord, they have led many people astray. Whoever follows me belongs with me; and whoever disobeys me—You are Forgiving and Merciful
Transliteration
Rabbana innee askantu min thurriyyatee biwadin ghayri thee zarAAin AAinda baytika almuharrami rabbana liyuqeemoo alssalata faijAAal afidatan mina alnnasi tahwee ilayhim waorzuqhum mina alththamarati laAAallahum yashkuroona
Translation
“Our Lord, I have settled some of my offspring in a valley of no vegetation, by Your Sacred House, our Lord, so that they may perform the prayers. So make the hearts of some people incline towards them, and provide them with fruits, that they may be thankful.”
Transliteration
Rabbana innaka taAAlamu ma nukhfee wama nuAAlinu wama yakhfa AAala Allahi min shayin fee alardi wala fee alssamai
Translation
“Our Lord, You know what we conceal and what we reveal. And nothing is hidden from God, on earth or in the heaven.”
Transliteration
Alhamdu lillahi allathee wahaba lee AAala alkibari ismaAAeela waishaqa inna rabbee lasameeAAu aldduAAai
Translation
“Praise be to God, Who has given me, in my old age, Ishmael and Isaac. My Lord is the Hearer of Prayers.”
Transliteration
Rabbi ijAAalnee muqeema alssalati wamin thurriyyatee rabbana wtaqabbal duAAai
Translation
“My Lord, make me one who performs the prayer, and from my offspring. Our Lord, accept my supplication.”
Transliteration
Rabbana ighfir lee waliwalidayya walilmumineena yawma yaqoomu alhisabu
Translation
“Our Lord, forgive me, and my parents, and the believers, on the Day the Reckoning takes place.”
Transliteration
Wala tahsabanna Allaha ghafilan AAamma yaAAmalu alththalimoona innama yuakhkhiruhum liyawmin tashkhasu feehi alabsaru
Translation
Do not ever think that God is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only defers them until a Day when the sights stare
Transliteration
MuhtiAAeena muqniAAee ruoosihim la yartaddu ilayhim tarfuhum waafidatuhum hawaon
Translation
Their necks outstretched, their heads upraised, their gaze unblinking, their hearts void
Transliteration
Waanthiri alnnasa yawma yateehimu alAAathabu fayaqoolu allatheena thalamoo rabbana akhkhirna ila ajalin qareebin nujib daAAwataka wanattabiAAi alrrusula awalam takoonoo aqsamtum min qablu ma lakum min zawalin
Translation
And warn mankind of the Day when the punishment will come upon them, and the wicked will say, “Our Lord, defer us for a little while, and we will answer Your call and follow the messengers.” Did you not swear before that there will be no passing away for you
Transliteration
Wasakantum fee masakini allatheena thalamoo anfusahum watabayyana lakum kayfa faAAalna bihim wadarabna lakumu alamthala
Translation
And you inhabited the homes of those who wronged themselves, and it became clear to you how We dealt with them, and We cited for you the examples
Transliteration
Waqad makaroo makrahum waAAinda Allahi makruhum wain kana makruhum litazoola minhu aljibalu
Translation
They planned their plans, but their plans are known to God, even if their plans can eliminate mountains
Transliteration
Fala tahsabanna Allaha mukhlifa waAAdihi rusulahu inna Allaha AAazeezun thoo intiqamin
Translation
Do not ever think that God will break His promise to His messengers. God is Strong, Able to Avenge
Transliteration
Yawma tubaddalu alardu ghayra alardi waalssamawatu wabarazoo lillahi alwahidi alqahhari
Translation
On the Day when the earth is changed into another earth, and the heavens, and they will emerge before God, the One, the Irresistible
Describes the Day of Resurrection: the current physical earth and cosmos will be entirely transformed into a completely new, flat, and transparent plane where every soul will stand exposed before God.
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Watara almujrimeena yawmaithin muqarraneena fee alasfadi
Translation
On that Day, you will see the sinners bound together in chains
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Sarabeeluhum min qatranin wataghsha wujoohahumu alnnaru
Translation
Their garments made of tar, and the Fire covering their faces
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Liyajziya Allahu kulla nafsin ma kasabat inna Allaha sareeAAu alhisabi
Translation
That God may repay each soul according to what it has earned. God is Quick in reckoning
Transliteration
Hatha balaghun lilnnasi waliyuntharoo bihi waliyaAAlamoo annama huwa ilahun wahidun waliyaththakkara oloo alalbabi
Translation
This is a proclamation for mankind, that they may be warned thereby, and know that He is One God, and that people of understanding may remember