Al Quran (Chapter 87): Surah Al-A'la [The Most High]

1. Highlights: a) Main Topics, b) Listening: Recitation &
Translation, c) Elucidation
2. Structure: a) Meaning b) Statistics c) Reading
3. Message: Introduces the Central Theme of the Surah
4. References: Internet Sources
5. Quiz: Test the Knowledge About the Surah
Thank you.

1. Surah Learning Outlines:HIGHLIGHTS STRUCTURE MESSAGE REFERENCES QUIZ
25
th
Ramadan, 1441 (18
th
May, 2020)
Al Quran
Total Surah
114
Total Makkiyah
86 (75.4%)
Total Madniyah
28 (24.6%)
Al Quran (Chapter 87): SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا)
Dr. JameelG. Jargar
Al Quran Learning
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2. NametakenfromVerse1wherethereisamentionoftheword”A’la”.ButItdoes
notmeanthatthisnameistheactualtopicdiscussedinthewholeSurah.While
therearediversifiedtopicsdiscussedinit.
87. SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا) Highlights Main Topics
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Ref.: 1
Those will benefit who take Heed others will put in Fire
On Allah (ﷻ) is the Responsibility of Memorization and
Recitation of Quran
Allah (ﷻ) Created and Guided Everything
This Surahis also called ََحِّ بَسُمْلاَ ِات
Surahas it begins with the
glorification of Allah.

3. Translation in Urdu
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(Duration 00:03:12)
Translation in English
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(Duration 00:02:16)
Qira'at
by Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
Click Here
(Duration 00:01:03)
87. SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا) Highlights Listening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwfkrPkn9AY&li
st=PL081466B83241D2C5&index=87
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olt7AAW16LQ&list=PLLBKMWWGdN
UUTsEawCNnEPkHAoZfsVn9N&index=84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw6uaq3X0mE&list=PL0QogTHgGH
MXdN8Z_0HFoDfpSLQYFNaiZ&index=87
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4. 87. SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا) Highlights Elucidation
Tafsirin Urdu
by Ibne Kaseer
Click Here
(Duration 00:11:45)
Surah Quiz
See Slides 11-12
At-A’lav. 87:14-15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dec0BClKtzs&list=PLtbtLwUBNoYASZ
ApedqcPhToOuE1XNNhW&index=108
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5. 1Name ىلعلأا
(Al-A’la)
2
English
Meaning
The Highest/
The Most High
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Urdu
Meaning
اتچنواَےسَبس
( Sabse oonchaa)
4Origin, Year
Makkah, 8-6BH*[BeforeHijri] (613-615AD)
*After Hijri(AH) begins counting from 622 AD, the year Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)and his followers migrated
from Makkahto Yathrib(Madinah) .
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Asbāb
al-Nuzūl
(Context)
TheSurahsfrom67-114areallMakkiyahSurahsexceptSurah110(Surah
Al-Nasr).TheseSurahsisonfaithandAllah(ﷻ)'smessagethathascome
throughHislastProphetMuhammad(ﷺ).AlthoughtheseSurahswere
revealedattheverybeginningoftheProphet(ﷺ)'sworkinMakkah.
TheseSurahscontainmanyprophecies,sometimeplainlyandsometime
inametaphoricallanguage,aboutthesuccessofthetruth.
Ref.: 1
87. SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا) Structure Meaning
Ref.: 2
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6. 6
Ayat(verses) 19
Kalimat(words) 72
Huroof(letters) 296
Ref.: 1, 3& pg. 20-22
Al Quran
Total Ayat: 6236
Al Quran
Total Kalimat: 77797
Al Quran
Total Huroof: 330709
87. SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا) Structure Statistics
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7. 6
Ruku
(sections)
1
i.e.531
th
out of 558
SajdahTilawat
(prostration)
----
Wahyorder
(revelation)
8
th
7
Hurooful
Muqatta’at
(secretletters)
Ref.: 4, 5, 6& pg. 23
Ref.: 8
Ref.: 7
Al Quran
Total Muqattat: 29
Al Quran
Total Ruku: 558
Al Quran
Total Sajdah: 14
Ref.: 9
87. SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا) Structure Statistics
Al Quran
Total Surah: 114
Previous(in surah84) Next(in surah96)
7
1
Surah
2
2
Surah
3
3
Surah
7
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Surah
10
5
Surah
11
6
Surah
12
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13
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Surah
14
9
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15
10
Surah
19
11
Surah
20
12
Surah
26
13
Surah
27
14
Surah
28
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Surah
29
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Surah
30
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Surah
31
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Surah
32
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Surah
36
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Surah
38
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Surah
40
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Surah
41
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Surah
42
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Surah
43
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Surah
44
26
Surah
45
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Surah
46
28
Surah
50
29
Surah
68

8. 8
Manzil(لزنم)
[portion]
•Al Quran text divided into 7 manāzil(portions), for the convenience of those
who read AlQuranin sevendays.
•Manzil7 includes 65 chapters (from Surah50 to 114), therefore this surah
appears in the seventh Manzil. i.e. 7 / 7
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Juz(َْءْزُج) [part]:
Al Quran text divided into
30 ajzāʼ(parts), to readAl
Quranin 30days.
30
th
[‘Amma] i.e.30 / 30
(78:1-40&79:1-46&80:1-42&81:1-29&82:1-19&83:1-36&84:1-25
&85:1-22&86:1-17&87:1-19&88:1-26&89:1-3090:1-20&91:1-54&
92:1-21&93:1-11&94:1-8&95:1-8&96:1-19&97:1-5&98:1-8&99:1-8&
100:1-11&101:1-11&102:1-8&103:1-3&104:1-9&105:1-5&106:1-4&107:1-
7&108:1-3&109:1-6&110:1-3&111:1-5&112:1-4&113:1-5&114:1-6)
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Hizb(بزح)[Group]:
Al Quran text divided into
60 aḥzāb(groups), to read
AlQuranin 60days.
60
th
i.e.60/ 60
(87:1-19& 88:1-26 & 89:1-30 90:1-20 & 91:1-54 & 92:1-21 & 93:1-11 & 94:1-8
& 95:1-8 & 96:1-19 & 97:1-5 & 98:1-8 & 99:1-8 & 100:1-11 & 101:1-11 & 102:1-8
& 103:1-3 & 104:1-9 & 105:1-5 & 106:1-4 & 107:1-7 & 108:1-3 & 109:1-6 & 110:1-
3 & 111:1-5 & 112:1-4 & 113:1-5 & 114:1-6)
87. SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا) Structure Reading
English Text
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Arabic Text
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Hindi Text
Click Here
https://hindiquran.in/surah-al-ala-87/
https://www.equraninstitute.com/quranreading/087_alaala_
598.htm
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http://www.allahsquran.com/read/verses.php?ch=87

9. The Surahspeaks about the praise of Allah (ﷻ) the Most High.
He created everything. He created the human being and gave him
capacity to make progress.
Man can make progress if he obeys Allah (ﷻ)'s rules.
The Qur'an is the message from Allah (ﷻ) and He will guard it. The
Prophet should continue giving the message to others. Those who
accept it will benefit from it, but those who will reject it they will
be the losers.
It talks about the 'Akhirahand that this message is the same that
was given to Prophets Ibrahim (AS)and Musa (AS)[Moses]. Ref.: 2
87. SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا) Message
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10. Learning One Ayatof Al Quran & Implementing in your Life is Better than Praying 100 Rakats(Nawaafil) of Salaat.
(IbnMajah, Chapter 16, Hadith 219)
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To Watch and Listen: Surah Qira’at, Tafsirand TranslationClick Here
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11. ALLAH(ﷻ)WantsFrom Us isProgress Not Perfection, so Keep Learning Al Quran
Focus on Improvement, Don’t Stick to Strict Rules and Discipline
1.Which Scriptures are mentioned in SuratAl-A’la?
Answer: The Scriptures of Ibrahim (as) [Abraham] and Musa (as) [Moses].
87. SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا) Quiz
Ref.: STAND UP 4 ISLAM
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Explanation:
Surah87:verse 19
(ThescripturesofAbrahamandMoses.)
Şuĥufi'IbrāhīmaWaMūsá

12. ALLAH(ﷻ)WantsFrom Us isProgress Not Perfection, so Keep Learning Al Quran
Focus on Improvement, Don’t Stick to Strict Rules and Discipline
87. SurahAl-A’la(ىلعلأا) Quiz
Ref.: STAND UP 4 ISLAM
2.What does Allah Know as mentioned in SuratAl-A’la?
Answer: He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
Explanation:
Surah87:verses 7
12
'IllāMāShā'aAllāhu'InnahuYa`lamuAl-JahraWaMāYakhfá
(ExceptwhatAllahshouldwill.Indeed,Heknowswhatisdeclaredandwhatishidden.)

13. Did you know?
Ref: Secrets / Effects of Al Quran Learning/Listening on Human Physiology
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Surah7 (Al Aaraf)

14. Did you know?
Ref: Physiology/Secrets of the Heart
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Surah22
(Al Hajj)

15. Did you know?
Purification
Thoughts Heart
Al Quran Learning
Teach Us How To Think
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16. The following verse refers to the creation of human beings from water:“It is He Who has
Created man from water: Then has He established Relationships of lineage And marriage: for
thy Lord Has power (over all things).” [Al-Qur’an 25:54]
Did you know?
RefThe Qur'aanAnd Human Physiology (Body Fluids)
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Surah25 (Al Furqan)

17. Human Embyogenesis
Al Quran References:
SurahAl Muminun(23:12-14)
SurahAzZumar(39:6)
SurahNuh(71:14)
TheQur’anmentionsthathumandevelopmentpassesthrougha
numberofdistinctstages(SurahAzZumar,39:6andSurahNuh,
71:14).Thesestagesaredescriptiveoftheembryo’sexternal
appearanceandhavebeenassignedthefollowingnamesasweread
inSurahAl-Mu’minoon,23:12-14.
Ref: Embryology in the Qur’an
Did you know?
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18. ItisthejourneyofcreationwhichAllah,theAlmighty,orderedustocontemplateat,
torealizeAllah'sblessingbestoweduponusandwhatbeautifulwhenthebeliever
livessubmissively,evenforseconds,whenheseesthepowerofAllahisreflectedin
thecreationofthefetusinhismother'swomb.AllpraisestoyouAllah!Whocreated
usinthemostbeautiful,mostmagnificentandbestform,andgrantedusyour
blessings,theapparentandthehidden.Youaremoreknowingofusthanourselves;
youhavetalkedtousinyourgloriousbooksaying:“HeknowsyouwellwhenHe
createdyoufromtheearth,andwhenyouwerefetusesinyourmothers’wombs.So
ascribenotpuritytoyourselves.HeknowsbesthimwhofearsAllâhandkeepshis
dutytoHim"SurahAn-Najm[TheGathering],53:32.OhAllah,weshallneither
ascribepuritytoourselvesnortoanyoneelse,asyouaremoreknowingofour
doingsandmoreknowingofwhatfitsoursituation,soprepareforusaknowledge
thatgivesusbenefitandmakesusclosertoyou. Ref:Secrets of Quran Miracles
Did you know?
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Picture calling to praise Allah

19. DNA ---The genetic codeDNAisamacromoleculelocatedatthenucleusof
everycellofourbody,itcontainsmorethan
threethousandsmillionsinformation!Italso
containsthesystemsneededforcell
reproductionandtheinformationthatguarantee
cellularhealthandbodyhealthingeneral.Oneof
Allah’ssecretsbestowedinDNAisthatnobody
canhaveDNAsimilartoanotherone,thereforeit
isconsideredasaperfectgeneticfingerprintto
identifyanypersonanddistinguishhimform
others.isitacoincidence?AllahAlmightysays
aboutHimself:(HeisAllah,theCreator,the
Inventorofallthings,andtheBestowerofforms.
ToHimbelongtheBestNames)SurahAl-Hashr
[TheGathering],59:24.
Ref: Secrets of Quran Miracles
Did you know?
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20. Did you know?
Explanation About Total number of Ayat(verses) in Al Quran(Click Here)
Scholars have different opinions about the number of the Quranicverses.
But this conflict is just about “numerating” the verses.
Here are some points about the difference:
a)Some scholars numerated the long sentences as 2 or 3 verses, while some others regarded
them as 1 whole verse.
b)Besides, Shafiischolars regarded “Bismillahr-Rahman-ir-Rahim” as a part of each suraand
didn’t numerate them. But the Hanafischolarsregarded each “Bismillahr-Rahman-ir-Rahim”
as specific verses, so counted them.
c)It’s the same about the huroofulmuqattaa(some secret letters which are written in the
beginning of some suraslike ”Yasin, ha mim”.) Some scholars numerated them as specific
verses, while the others not.
The number of the verses according to Scholars:
Ibn-i-Abbas(RA): 6616
Nafi(RA):6217
Shayba(RA):6214
Scholars of Egypt (RA): 6226
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21. Zamahshari(RA)(the genius Eloquence Scholar of the Arabic language and literature): 6666.
Bediuzzaman, mujaddid(the reformer) of the 13 century, also has the opinion of 6666 verses.
Ibn-iHuzeyme(one of the big imams) made the following explanations on “6666” issue while
handling the “Quran’s miracle of number” topic of his book titled “An Nasihwa’lMansuh”:
1) 1000 verses about Promising (wa’ad)
2) 1000 about Threat (wa’id)
3) 1000 Command (amr) verses
4) 1000 Forbiddance(nahy) verses
5) 1000 Information and Story verses
6) 1000 Warning and Exampleverses
7) 500 verses about Ruling
8) 100 verses about Invocation and Glorification
9) 66 “nasihand mansuh” ("the Abrogating and Abrogated") verses
Totally there are 6666 verses in the Quran
Consequently, the expression “Quran has 6666 verses.” is based on the mentioned points.
Did you know?
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(1000+1000+1000+1000+1000+1000+500+100+66 = 6666)
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22. Did you know?
But Today, All Accepting the Opinion of Al Kufathat
Al Quran Consist of 6236 verses.
(6236 verses followed in the present discussion )
Total number of verses in Al Quran is 6236 with the “Bismillahr-
Rahman-ir-Rahim” not included except for SurahAl Fatihah.
With “Bismillahr-Rahman-ir-Rahim” included the total number
of QuranicVerses are 112 + 6236 = 6348.
ScholarsaftertheProphetMuhammad(ﷺ)havedone
additionaldivisionoftheQur’an(i.e.Manzil,JuzandHizb)
fortheconvenienceofreading/memorization(recitation)
ofthewholeQur’anmentionedonpageno.8.
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23. Did you know?
Explanation About number of Rukuin Al Quran (Click Here)
There are 540 Rukuin Al Quran. (Click Here)
This subdivision is not part of original revelation but adopted later-on to facilitate
completion of Al Quran on the 27
th
night of Ramadan (i.e. on LaylatulQadr).
The Rukuof The Holy Quran was not to be found in the time of NabiMuhammad (ﷺ), nor
in the time of the Sahaaba(RA). Around 4 AH the Ulemaof Bukhara, Russia divided the
entire Quran into 540 Rukufor Taraaweehpurposes.
The Equation is as Follows:
When devising these Rukuthe Ulemamade sure that Rukucontained Ayatof the
same topic and theme; because the Hafiz goes into Rukuafter reciting it in one
Raka'atof TaraaweehSalaah.
After further study found that Al Quran has Actual 558 Ruku.(Click Here)
(558 Rukufollowed in the present discussion)
1 Rukuper Raka'atx20 Raka'at=20 Rukuper Night of Ramadanx27 Nights of Ramadan=540 Ruku
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24. Dua
َۖاتَّن مَْلَّبَقَتَاتَنَّبَرَُلي عاتَمْس إَوَ ِْيَبْلاََن مََد عاَوَقْلاَُمي هاَرْب إَُعَفْرَيَْذ إَوَْلاَُعي مَّسلاََِنَأََكَّن إَُمي لَع-2:127
("Our Lord, accept [this duty] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.”)
Ameen
The Prophet Muhammadﷺ )) said,
َُهَمَّلَعَوََنآْرُقْلاََمَّلَعَتَْنَمَْمُكُرْيَخ
"The best among you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it.“
Sahih Al-Bukhari: 5027, In-book reference: Book 66, Hadith49 USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 545 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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Ref.: 1
ThisSurahwasrevealedinMakkahmostprobablyduringtheearly
daysofMuhammad(ﷺ)’sproclamationofhisprophethood.A
referenceofitcanbeseeninverse6and7wheresuddenlythetopic
changed,andtheprophetwasassuredofproperpreservationofthe
Divinerevelation.ShowingthatitmustbeatimeperiodwhenProphet
wasnotusedtoofreceivingDivinerevelation,andthatpointstothe
earlydaysofprophethood.Therearethreeinstructionsofthiskindin
QuranonehereinSurahAlaandtheotherstwoareinSurahTaha
20:114andSurahQiyamah75:16-19.

25. Dua
َۖاتَّن مَْلَّبَقَتَاتَنَّبَرَُلي عاتَمْس إَوَ ِْيَبْلاََن مََد عاَوَقْلاَُمي هاَرْب إَُعَفْرَيَْذ إَوَْلاَُعي مَّسلاََِنَأََكَّن إَُمي لَع-2:127
("Our Lord, accept [this duty] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.”)
Ameen
The Prophet Muhammadﷺ )) said,
َُهَمَّلَعَوََنآْرُقْلاََمَّلَعَتَْنَمَْمُكُرْيَخ
"The best among you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it.“
Sahih Al-Bukhari: 5027, In-book reference: Book 66, Hadith49 USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 545 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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Ref.: 1
ThisSurahisalsocalledَ ِاتَحِّ بَسُمْلاSurahasitbeginswiththeglorificationofAllah.The
collectivenameofَ ِاتَحِّ بَسُمْلاassignstothefollowing6SurahsHadid,Hashr,Saff,
Jumuah,TaghabunandSurahAla.
Muslim,AbuDawud,Tirmidhi,NasaiandIbnMajahallrecordedintheirbooksthat
theProphetMuhammad(ﷺ)usedtorecite
َ

حِّ بَسََمۡسٱََكِّ بَرىَلۡعَۡلأٱ and َۡلَهََكٰٮَتَأَُثي دَحَ ةَي شٰـَغ
ۡ
لٱ
SurahAlaandSurahGhashiyhforthetwoEidprayersandalsoinFridayprayers.If
oneofthefestivalsfellonaFriday.