‫سورة العلق‬

     

‫سورة العلق‬  

Surah al-‘Alaq

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1. Recite in the name of your

Find the following words in

Lord who created --

Arabic and circle them: your Lord (twice)

2. Created man from a clinging

man (twice)

substance.

pen

3. Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -4. Who taught by the pen -5. Taught men that which he knew not.

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These ayat are widely agreed to be the first verses of the Qur’an revealed to Muhammad. They called on the Prophet to read in the name of your Lord. Every act that the Prophet did, he remembered Allah; there are many ahadith that mention specific du’as that he said before a given activity. See how many du’as you can match to their activity below.

ِ ‫أﺣﻴَﺎﻧﺎ ﺑَـ ْﻌ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َأﻣﺎﺗَـﻨَﺎ وإﻟَْﻴ ِﻪ اﻟﻨَ ُﺸﻮر‬ ْ ‫اﳊَ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﷲ اﻟﺬي‬

before  eating 

ِ ‫اﳊﻤ ُﺪ ﷲ‬ ٍ ُ‫اﻟﺬي َﻛﺴﺎﱐ ﻫﺬاورزﻗَﻨِﻴﻪ ِﻣﻦ َﻏ ِﲑ ﺣﻮٍل ِﻣﲏ وﻻ ﻗ‬ ‫ﻮة‬ ََ ّ َْ ْ ْ َْ

entering the  bathroom 

ِ ِ‫ﺚ واﳋﺒﺎﺋ‬ ِ ‫ﻚ ِﻣﻦ اﳋُﺒ‬ ‫ﺚ‬ ّ ‫اﻟﻠﻬ ﱠﻢ‬ ْ َ َ ِ‫إﱐ أﻋُﻮذُ ﺑ‬ ُ

before  sleeping  after   waking up  putting on  clothes 

‫اﻟﻠﻬﻢ اﻓﺘﺢ ﱄ أﺑﻮاب رﲪﺘﻚ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﲰﻚ رﰊ وﺿﻌﺖ ﺟﻨﱯ وﺑﻚ أرﻓﻌﻪ إن أﻣﺴﻜﺖ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ‬ ‫ وإن أرﺳﻠﺘﻬﺎ ﻓﺎﺣﻔﻈﻬﺎ ﲟﺎ ﲢﻔﻆ ﺑﻪ ﻋﺒﺎدك اﻟﺼﺎﳊﲔ‬،‫ﻓﺎرﲪﻬﺎ‬ 

entering a  masjid 

‫ﺑِﺴﻢ اﷲ‬

leaving the  bathroom 

‫ ﻳﻬﺪﻳﻜﻢ اﷲ وﻳﺼﻠﺢ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﻢ‬،‫ ﻳﺮﲪﻚ اﷲ‬،‫اﳊﻤﺪ ﷲ‬  leaving a  masjid 

‫اﻟﻠﻬﻢ إﱐ أﺳﺄﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ‬ 

looking in a  mirror 

‫ واﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ‬، ‫اﻟﻠﻬﻢ أﻫﻠِﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺑﺎﻷﻣﻦ واﻹﳝﺎن‬، ‫اﷲ أﻛﱪ‬ ‫ رﺑﻨﺎ ورﺑﻚ اﷲ‬، ‫واﻹﺳﻼم‬ 

after seeing  new moon 

‫اﳊَ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﷲ اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺣﺴﻨﺖ ﺧﻠﻘﻲ ﻓﺤﺴﻦ ﺧﻠﻘﻲ‬

after  sneezing 

‫ﻚ‬ َ َ‫ﻏُ ْﻔﺮاﻧ‬ 4 

 

Read the part of the Seerah (the Prophet’s biography) covering the first revelation. Answer the questions below, then draw a picture about or write a summary of what you read on the next page.

The cave of Hira, where Muhammad received the first revelation, was on which mountain?

Jebel an‐Nur 

Mount Sinai 

Mount Everest

Who brought the revelation to Muhammad?

Mikha’eel 

Jibreel 

Azra’eel 

Who comforted Muhammad after revelation, when he was afraid?

Khadija 

Abu Bakr 

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Aisha 

picture/summary

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6. No! Indeed, man transgresses

Find the following words in

7. Because he sees himself self-

Arabic and circle them:

sufficient.

man

8. Indeed to your Lord is the

your Lord

return.

the return

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When we say someone is self sufficient, this means they are able to live and thrive completely on their own, without looking to anyone for help or assistance. Being self-sufficient in worldly matters is a good thing – it is better to provide for yourself than to have to ask someone else for help; however it is not good to be self-sufficient from Allah. We should instead be thankful for Allah’s provision and turn to Him first when we need something. Write the word self-sufficient in Arabic here:

There are other words in Arabic that have the same root letters; these are three letters, can you discover what the root letters are by looking at the following related words? Write the root letters below.

to make someone rich wealth, riches

‫ا ْﻏﻨَـﻰ‬ ‫َﻏﻨﺎء‬

to be rich wealthy

Root letters: 8   

ِ ‫َﻏﻨـ َﻲ‬ ‫َﻏﻨِـ ﱞﻲ‬

Read the story of Khalid ibn al-Walid. He was a great general who served the Muslim Ummah. But it reached a point where people were relying on him more than they were Allah – they would say, “With Khalid we can defeat anyone! Without Khalid, we would definitely lose!” Read and find out what Umar, then the Khalifah, did to call people to depend upon Allah above all others. Write a summary or draw a picture here:

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picture/summary

   

9. Have you seen the one who

Find the following words in

forbids

Arabic and circle them: Have you seen (three times)

10. A servant when he prays?

servant 11. Have you seen if he is upon

guidance

guidance

righteousness

12. Or enjoins righteousness?

he denies

13. Have you seen if he denies and

Allah sees

turns away -14. Does he not know that Allah

sees?

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Allah has 99 names, or 99 attributes – qualities that belong only to Him. In these verses, it says that Allah sees; this attribute is called al-Baseer. We know most of the 99 names because they are mentioned in the Qur’an. For the names given below, match each one to the surah in which it is mentioned. Write the English meaning of the attribute in the spaces provided (given below). 

(27:40)

(24:35)

ِ‫ﻓَِﺈ ﱠن َرﱢﰊ َﻏ ﱞ‬ ‫ﲏ َﻛ ِﺮ ٌﱘ‬

 

ِ ‫اﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﻧُﻮر اﻟ ﱠﺴﻤﺎو‬ ِ ‫ات َو ْاﻷ َْر‬ ‫ض‬ ََ ُ ُ

(67:19)

ِ ‫إِﻧﱠﻪ ﺑِ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َﺷﻲ ٍء ﺑ‬ ‫ﺼ ٌﲑ‬ ُ َ ْ ‫اق‬ ُ ‫إِ ﱠن اﻟﻠﱠﻪَ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟﱠﺮﱠز‬

 

 

(51:58)

(2:29)

 

ِ‫وﻫﻮ ﺑِ ُﻜﻞ ﺷﻲ ٍء ﻋﻠ‬ ‫ﻴﻢ‬ ٌ َ ْ َ ‫ََُ ﱢ‬ ِ ِ ِ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ‬ ‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﻗ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‬ ‫ﲰ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻧ‬ َ َ ٌ ٌ ُ‫إ‬ (34:50)

 

 

The All‐Seeing, the Light, the Generous, the Provider, the All‐Hearing, the All‐Knowing  

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The Munafiqun, or hypocrites, were people who were living in Madinah with the Prophet. Outwardly they claimed they were Muslim, but in private they didn’t believe and in some cases plotted against the Muslims. Read in the Seerah about the Munafiqun. Write a summary or draw a picture here. 

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picture/summary

       

 

15. No! If he does not desist,

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We will surely drag him by the forelock --

he does not desist

16. A lying, sinning forelock.

lying

17. Then let him call his

associates 18. We will call the angels of Hell 19. No! Do not obey him. But

prostrate and draw near (to Allah).

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Arabic and circle them:

he calls/We will call prostrate draw near

     

Look at the verse above. Notice the symbol at the end. There is also a word in the verse that is marked with a line, write that word in the box below.       

When reading the Qur’an, if you come across this symbol you should pause, perform sajdah, then return to your reading. If the verse is being recited in the Salah, the Imam will stop, perform sajdah, then stand up again and continue with his recitation. Below is a list of where the sajdah symbols can be found in the Qur’an. Look up each one; check off each one once you have found it.

1. Surah Al A'Raf (7) Ayat 206 2. Surah Al Ra'd (13) Ayat 15 3. Surah Al Nahl (16) Ayat 50 4. Surah Bani Israil (17) Ayat 109 5. Surah Maryum (19) Ayat 58 6. Surah Al Haj (22) Ayat 18 7. Surah Al Haj (22) Ayat 77 8. Surah Al Farqan (25) Ayat 60 9. Surah Al Naml (27) Ayat 26 10. Surah As Sajdah (32) Ayat 15 11. Surah Sa'd (38) Ayat 24 12. Surah Hamim Sajdah (41) Ayat 38 13. Surah Al Najam (53) Ayat 62 14. Surah Inshiqaq (84) Ayat 21 15. Surah Al Alaq (96) Ayat 19

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Starting with ayah 9, scholars have said the surah is referring to Abu Jahl. One day Abu Jahl was passing by the Prophet while he was praying at Maqam Ibrahim, which is next to the Ka’bah. He tried to turn Muhammad away from his prayer, who responded by warning him of his fate. Abu Jahl then said, “What do you threaten me with?! I have the largest group of followers in this valley!” Thus Allah commands him to call his followers, and He will call His angels – who would then be the victor? Read another story about Abu Jahl and write a summary/draw a picture here:     

 

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Match the ayah with its correct meaning:

Have you seen if he denies and turns away A lying, sinning

 

forelock  We will call the

 

angels of Hell  Then let him call

 

his associates A servant when he

 

prays  Created man from

 

a clinging substance  Does he not know

 

that Allah sees? Who taught by the

 

pen  Taught men that which he knew not   

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