Basic Surah Info
Surah Number – 21
Number of Ayah – 112
Revealed City – Mecca
Juz Details – Juz 17 Ayah 1-112
Starting Page Number – 322th Page
Summary of Surah Al-Anbiya
Surah Al-Anbiya, meaning “The Prophets,” is the 21st surah of the Quran. It consists of 112 verses and covers various themes related to the stories of different prophets and their messages.
Surah Al-Anbiya begins by emphasizing that the Day of Judgment is approaching and that people will be held accountable for their deeds. It highlights the universality of the message of Islam and reminds the disbelievers of the consequences of their rejection.
The surah narrates the stories of several prophets, including Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), Prophet Musa (Moses), Prophet Isma’il (Ishmael), Prophet Ishaq (Isaac), Prophet Ya’qub (Jacob), and Prophet Yunus (Jonah), among others. These stories serve as reminders of the struggles and trials faced by the prophets in their mission to guide their people.
Surah Al-Anbiya emphasizes the concept of monotheism and warns against associating partners with Allah. It highlights the futility of worshiping false deities and emphasizes the oneness and uniqueness of Allah.
The Surah addresses the rejection and ridicule faced by the prophets from their communities. It emphasizes the patience and perseverance shown by the prophets in the face of adversity and their trust in Allah.
Surah Al-Anbiya discusses the importance of reflecting upon the signs of Allah in the universe and the natural world. It highlights the intricate design and order in creation as proof of Allah’s existence and power.
The surah also addresses the concept of divine guidance and the revelation of scriptures to the prophets. It emphasizes the importance of following the guidance and teachings brought by the prophets for guidance in life.
Surah Al-Anbiya warns against the arrogance and heedlessness of people who deny the signs of Allah. It highlights the consequences of their disbelief and the accountability they will face on the Day of Judgment.
The Surah emphasizes the importance of sincerity and righteousness in one’s actions. It highlights the significance of fulfilling one’s obligations, being just, and treating others with kindness and compassion.
Surah Al-Anbiya concludes by highlighting the ultimate victory of the believers and the ultimate failure of the disbelievers. It reminds the believers of the Day of Judgment and encourages them to strive in righteousness and to hold firmly to the teachings of the prophets.
In summary, Surah Al-Anbiya focuses on the stories of various prophets and their struggles in delivering the message of Islam. It emphasizes the concepts of monotheism, divine guidance, and accountability. The Surah highlights the importance of reflecting upon the signs of Allah, the consequences of disbelief, and the need for sincerity and righteousness. It serves as a reminder to the believers to trust in Allah, to follow the guidance of the prophets, and to strive in righteousness.
Read English Transliteration of Surah Al-Anbiya
1. Iqtaraba linnaasi hisaabuhum wa hum fee ghaflatim mu’ridoon
2. Maa ya’teehim min zikrim mir Rabbihim muhdasin illas tama’oohu wa hum yal’aboon
3. Laahiyatan quloobuhum; wa asarrun najwal lazeena zalamoo hal haazaaa illaa basharum mislukum ‘afa ta’toonas sihra wa antum tubsiroon
4. Qaala Rabbee ya’lamul qawla fis samaaa’i wal ardi wa Huwas Samee’ul ‘Aleem
5. Bal qaalooo adghaasu ahlaamin bal iftaraahu bal huwa shaa’irun fal ya’tinaa bi Aayatin kamaa ursilal awwaloon
6. Maaa aaamanat qablahum min qaryatin ahlaknaahaa a-fahum yu’minoon
7. Wa maaa arsalnaa qablaka illaa rijaalan nooheee ilaihim fas’aloo ahlaz zikri in kuntum laa ta’lamoon
8. Wa maa ja’alnaahum jasadal laa ya’kuloonat ta’aama wa maa kaanoo khaalideen
9. Summa sadaqnaa humul wa’da fa-anjainaahum wa man nashaaa’u wa ahlaknal musrifeen
10. Laqad anzalnaaa ilaikum Kitaaban feehi zikrukum afalaa ta’qiloon
11. Wa kam qasamnaa min qaryatin kaanat zaalimatanw wa ansha’ naa ba’dahaa qawman aakhareen
12. Falammaaa ahassoo ba’sanaaa izaa hum minhaa yarkudoon
13. Laa tarkudoo warji’ooo ilaa maaa utriftum feehi wa masaakinikum la’allakum tus’aloon
14. Qaaloo yaa wailanaaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen
15. Famaa zaalat tilka da’waahum hattaa ja’alnaahum haseedan khaamideen
16. Wa maa khalaqnas samaaa’a wal arda wa maa bainahumaa laa’ibeen
17. Law aradnaaa an nattakhiza lahwal lat takhaznaahu mil ladunnaaa in kunnaa faa’ileen
18. Bal naqzifu bilhaqqi ‘alal baatili fa yadmaghuhoo fa izaa huwa zaahiq; wa lakumul wailu mimmaa tasifoon
19. Wa lahoo man fis samaawaati wal ard; wa man ‘indahoo laa yastakbiroona ‘an ‘ibaada tihee wa laa yastahsiroon
20. Yusabbihoona laila wannahaara laa yafturoon
21. Amit takhazooo aalihatam minal ardi hum yunshiroon
22. Law kaana feehimaaa aalihatun illal laahu lafasadataa; fa-Subhaanal laahi Rabbil ‘Arshi ‘ammaa yasifoon
23. Laa yus’alu ‘ammaa yaf’alu wa hum yus’aloon
24. Amit takhazoo min doonihee aalihatan qul haatoo burhaanakum haaza zikru mam ma’iya wa zikru man qablee; bal aksaruhum laa ya’lamoonal haqqa fahum mu’ridoon
25. Wa maaa arsalnaa min qablika mir Rasoolin illaa nooheee ilaihi annahoo laaa ilaaha illaaa Ana fa’budoon
26. Wa qaalut takhazar Rahmaanu waladaa; Subhaanahu bal ‘ibaadum mukramoon
27. Laa yasbiqoonahoo bil qawli wa hum bi amrihee ya’maloon
28. Ya’lamu maa baina aideehim wa maa khalfahum wa laa yashfa’oona illaa limanir tadaa wa hum min khash yatihee mushfiqoon
29. Wa mai yaqul minhum inneee ilaahum min doonihee fazaalika najzeehi Jahannam; kazaalika najziz zaalimeen
30. Awalam yaral lazeena kafarooo annas samaawaati wal arda kaanataa ratqan fafataqnaa humaa wa ja’alnaa minal maaa’i kulla shai’in haiyin afalaa yu’minoon
31. Wa ja’alnaa fil ardi rawaasiya an tameeda bihim wa ja’alnaa feehaa fijaajan subulal la’allahum yahtadoon
32. Wa ja’alnas samaaa’a saqfam mahfoozanw wa hum ‘an Aayaatihaa mu’ridoon
33. Wa Huwal lazee khalaqal laila wannahaara washshamsa wal qamara kullun fee falakiny yasbahoon
34. Wa maa ja’alnaa libasharim min qablikal khuld; afa immitta fahumul khaalidoon
35. Kullu nafsin zaaa’iqatul mawt; wa nablookum bi sharri walkhairi fitnatanw wa ilainaa turja’oon
36. Wa izaa ra aakal lazeena kafarooo iny-yattakhizoonaka illa huzuwan; ahaazal lazee yazkuru aalihatakum wa hum bi zikrir Rahmaani hum kaafiroon
37. Khuliqal insaanu min ‘ajal; sa ureekum Aayaatee falaa tasta’jiloon
38. Wa yaqooloona mataa haazal wa’du in kuntum saadiqeen
39. Law ya’lamul lazeena kafaroo heena laa yakuffoona ‘anw wujoohihimun Naara wa laa ‘an zuhoorihim wa laa hum yunsaroon
40. Bal ta’teehim baghtatan fatabhatuhum falaa yastatee’oona raddahaa wa laa hum yunzaroon
41. Wa laqadis tuhzi’a bi-Rusulim min qablika fahaaqa billazeena sakhiroo minhum maa kaanoo bihee yastahzi’oon
42. Qul mai yakla ‘ukum billaili wannahaari minar Rahmaan; bal hum ‘an zikri Rabbihim mu’ridoon
43. Am lahum aalihatun tamna’uhum min dooninaa; laa yastatee’oona nasra anfusihim wa laa hum minna yus-haboon
44. Bal matta’naa haaa’ulaaa’i wa aabaaa’ahum hattaa taala ‘alaihimul ‘umur; afalaa yarawna anna na’til arda nanqusuhaa min atraafihaa; afahumul ghaaliboon
45. Qul innamaaa unzirukum bilwahyi; wa laa yasma’us summud du’aaa ‘a izaa maa yunzaroon
46. Wa la’in massat hum nafhatun min ‘azaabi Rabbika la yaqoolunna yaawailanaaa innnaa kunnaa zaalimeen
47. Wa nada’ul mawaazeenal qista li Yawmil Qiyaamati falaa tuzlamu nafsun shai’aa; wa in kaana misqaala habbatim min khardalin atainaa bihaa; wa kafaa binaa haasibeen
48. Wa laqad aatainaa Moosa wa haaroonal Furqaana wa diyaa’anw wa zikral lilmuttaqeen
49. Allazeena yakhshawna Rabbahum bilghaibi wa hum minas Saa’ati mushfiqoon
50. Wa haazaa Zikrum Mubaarakun anzalnaah; afa antum lahoo munkiroon
51. Wa laqad aatainaaa Ibraaheema rushdahoo min qablu wa kunnaa bihee ‘aalimeen
52. Iz qaala li abeehi wa qawmihee maa haazihit tamaaseelul lateee antum lahaa ‘aakifoon
53. Qaaloo wajadnaaa aabaaa’anaa lahaa ‘aabideen
54. Qaala laqad kuntum antum wa aabaaa’ukum fee dalaalin mubeen
55. Qaalooo aji’tanaa bil haqqi am anta minal laa’ibeen
56. Qaala bar Rabbukum Rabbus samaawaati wal ardil lazee fatarahunna wa ana ‘alaa zaalikum minash shaahideen
57. Wa tallaahi la akeedanna asnaamakum ba’da an tuwalloo mudbireen
58. Faja’alahum juzaazan illaa kabeeral lahum la’allahum ilaihi yarji’oon
59. Qaaloo man fa’ala haazaa bi aalihatinaaa innahoo laminaz zaalimeen
60. Qaaloo sami’naa fatany yazkuruhum yuqaalu lahooo Ibraaheem
61. Qaaloo fa’too bihee ‘alaaa a’yunin naasi la’allahum yash hadoon
62. Qaalooo ‘a-anta fa’alta haazaa bi aalihatinaa yaaa Ibraaheem
63. Qaala bal fa’alahoo kabeeruhum haazaa fas’aloohum in kaanoo yantiqoon
64. Faraja’ooo ilaaa anfusihim faqaalooo innakum antumuz zaalimoon
65. Summa nukisoo ‘alaa ru’oosihim laqad ‘alimta maa haaa’ulaaa’i yantiqoon
66. Qaala afata’budoona min doonil laahi maa laa yanfa’ukum shai’anw wa laa yadurrukum
67. Uffil lakum wa limaa ta’budoona min doonil laah; afalaa ta’qiloon
68. Qaaloo harriqoohu wansurooo aalihatakum in kuntum faa’ileen
69. Qulnaa yaa naaru koonee bardanw wa salaaman ‘alaaa Ibraaheem
70. Wa araadoo bihee kaidan faja’alnaahumul akhsareen
71. Wa najjainaahu wa Lootan ilal ardil latee baaraknaa feehaa lil ‘aalameen
72. Wa wahabnaa lahooo Ishaaqa; wa Ya’qooba naafilah; wa kullan ja’alnaa saaliheen
73. Wa ja’alnaahum a’immatany yahdoona bi amrinaa wa awhainaaa ilaihim fi’lal khairaati wa iqaamas Salaati wa eetaaa’az Zakaati wa kaanoo lanaa ‘aabideen
74. Wa Lootan aatainaahu hukmanw wa ‘ilmanw wa najjainaahu minal qaryatil latee kaanat ta’malul khabaaa’is; innahum kaanoo qawma saw’in faasiqeen
75. Wa adkhalnaahu fee rahmatinaa innahoo minas saaliheen
76. Wa noohan iz naadaa min qablu fastajabnaa lahoo fanajjainaahu wa ahlahoo minal karbil ‘azeem
77. Wa nasarnaahu minal qawmil lazeena kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa; innahum kaanoo qawma saw’in fa-aghraq naahum ajma’een
78. Wa Daawooda wa Sulaimaana iz yahkumaani fil harsi iz nafashat feehi ghanamul qawmi wa kunnaa lihukmihim shaahideen
79. Fafahhamnaahaa sulaimaan; wa kullan aatainaa hukmanw wa’ilmanw wa sakh kharnaa ma’a Daawoodal jibaala yusabbihna wattayr; wa kunnaa faa’ileen
80. Wa ‘allamnaahu san’ata laboosil lakum lituhsinakum min ba’sikum fahal antum shaakiroon
81. Wa li Sulaimaanar reeha ‘aasifatan tajree bi amriheee ilal ardil latee baaraknaa feehaa; wa kunnaa bikulli shai’in ‘aalimeen
82. Wa minash Shayaateeni mai yaghoosoona lahoo wa ya’maloona ‘amalan doona zaalika wa kunna lahum haafizeen
83. Wa Ayyooba iz naadaa Rabbahooo annee massaniyad durru wa Anta arhamur raahimeen
84. Fastajabnaa lahoo fakashaf naa maa bihee min durrinw wa aatainaahu ahlahoo wa mislahum ma’ahum rahmatan min ‘indinaa wa zikraa lil’aabideen
85. Wa Ismaa’eela wa Idreesa wa Zal Kifli kullum minas saabireen
86. Wa adkhalnaahum fee rahmatinaa innahum minas saaliheen
87. Wa Zan Nooni iz zahaba mughaadiban fa zannaa al lan naqdira ‘alaihi fanaadaa fiz zulumaati al laaa ilaaha illaaa Anta Subhaanaka innee kuntu minaz zaalimeen
88. Fastajabnaa lahoo wa najjainaahu minal ghamm; wa kazaalika nunjil mu’mineen
89. Wa Zakariyyaaa iz naadaa Rabbahoo Rabbi laa tazarnee fardanw wa Anta khairul waariseen
90. Fastajabnaa lahoo wa wahabnaa lahoo Yahyaa Wa aslahnaa lahoo zawjah; innahum kaanoo yusaari’oona fil khairaati wa yad’oonanaa raghabanw wa rahabaa; wa kaanoo lanaa khaashi’een
91. Wallateee ahsanat farjahaa fanafakhnaa feehaa min roohinaa wa ja’alnaahaa wabnahaaa Aayatan lil’aalameen
92. Inna haaziheee ummatukum ummatanw waahidatanw wa Ana Rabbukum fa’budoon
93. Wa taqatta’ooo amrahum bainahum kullun ilainaaa raaji’oon
94. Famai ya’mal minas saalihaati wa huwa mu’minun falaa kufraana lisa’yihee wa innaa lahoo kaatiboon
95. Wa haraamun ‘alaa qaryatin ahlaknaahaaa annahum laa yarji’oon
96. Hattaaa izaa futihat Ya’jooju wa Ma’jooju wa hum min kulli hadabiny yansiloon
97. Waqtarabal wa’dul haqqu fa-izaa hiya shaakhisatun absaarul lazeena kafaroo yaawailanaa qad kunna fee ghaflatin min haaza bal kunnaa zaalimeen
98. Innakum wa maa ta’budoona min doonil laahi hasabu Jahannama antum lahaa waaridoon
99. Law kaana haaa’ulaaa’i aalihatan maa waradoohaa wa kullun feehaa khaalidoon
100. Lahum feehaa zafeerunw wa hum feehaa laa yasma’oon
101. Innal lazeena sabaqat lahum minnal husnaaa ulaaa’ika ‘anhaa mub’adoon
102. Laa yasma’oona hasee sahaa wa hum fee mash tahat anfusuhum khaalidoon
103. Laa yahzunuhumul faza’ul akbaru wa tatalaq qaahumul malaaa’ikatu haazaa Yawmukumul lazee kuntum too’adoon
104. Yawma natwis samaaa’a kataiyis sijilli lilkutub; kamaa bada’naa awwala khalqin nu’eeduh; wa’dan ‘alainaa; innaa kunna faa’ileen
105. Wa laqad katabnaa fiz Zaboori min ba’diz zikri annal arda yarisuhaa ‘ibaadi yas saalihoon
106. Inna fee haaza labalaa ghal liqawmin ‘aabideen
107. Wa maaa arsalnaaka illaa rahmatal lil’aalameen
108. Qul innamaa yoohaa ilaiya annamaaa ilaahukum illaahunw Waahid, fahal antum muslimoon
109. Fa in tawallaw faqul aazantukum ‘alaa sawaaa’; wa in adreee aqareebun am ba’eedun maa too’adoon
110. Innahoo ya’lamul jahra minal qawli wa ya’lamu maa taktumoon
111. Wa in adree la’allahoo fitnatul lakum wa mataa’un ilaaheen
112. Qaala Rabbih kum bil haqq; wa Rabbunar Rahmaa nul musta’aanu ‘alaa maa tasifoon