Learn Sūrat al-Isrāʾ
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What Sūrat al-Isrāʾ is about
Sūrat al-Isrāʾ opens the fifteenth juzʼ and has 111 āyāt. It begins by glorifying Allah, who took His servant by night from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām to al-Masjid al-Aqṣā (17:1). It says this Qurʼān guides to what is most upright (17:9).
At its centre is a set of commands: worship Allah alone, be kind to parents and do not even say “uff” to them (17:23), give relatives and the poor their due, do not waste, kill or come near adultery, and do not walk the earth in pride (17:23–37). The sūrah also speaks of the night prayer (17:79) and of the Qurʼān as healing (17:82), and ends in praise of Allah, who has taken no son (17:111).
- Āyāt 1–8
The night journey
Allah took His servant by night from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām to al-Masjid al-Aqṣā to show him some of His signs. Mūsā (Moses) was given the Book. The Children of Israel are told they would cause corruption twice, and each time be punished.
- Āyāt 9–22
Each person’s record
The Qurʼān guides to what is most upright. Night and day are two signs for counting years. Each person’s record is fastened to his neck and read on the Day (17:13–14). No soul carries another’s burden (17:15). Whoever wants the Hereafter and strives for it as a believer will be thanked (17:19).
- Āyāt 23–39
Commands of wisdom
Worship none but Allah and be good to parents: do not say “uff” to them, and pray for mercy on them (17:23–24). Give relatives, the poor and the traveller their due without waste. Do not kill your children, come near adultery, or take a life unjustly. Keep promises, measure fairly, and do not walk in pride (17:37).
- Āyāt 40–60
All things glorify Him
The seven heavens, the earth and all in them glorify Allah, though people do not understand their glorification (17:44). A hidden screen comes between the Qurʼān and those who reject the Hereafter (17:45). Believers are told to speak what is best (17:53). The vision and the cursed tree were made a test for people (17:60).
- Āyāt 61–72
Iblīs, and the honour of Ādam’s children
Iblīs refuses to bow to Ādam and is allowed to tempt whom he can, but has no power over Allah’s servants (17:65). In a storm at sea, people call on Allah alone. Allah has honoured the children of Ādam (17:70). On the Day, those given their record in their right hand will read it (17:71).
- Āyāt 73–100
Prayer, the Qurʼān and the spirit
The Prophet is told to pray from the sun’s decline to the dark of night, to recite at dawn, and to pray at night (17:78–79). Truth has come and falsehood has vanished (17:81). The Qurʼān is healing and mercy (17:82). The spirit is of Allah’s command (17:85). Humans and jinn together could not produce its like (17:88).
- Āyāt 101–111
Mūsā’s signs, and praise
Mūsā was given nine clear signs, and Firʿawn (Pharaoh) was drowned. The Qurʼān was divided so it could be recited slowly (17:106). Those given knowledge fall down in prostration, weeping (17:107–109). Call on Allah or on ar-Raḥmān; His are the most beautiful names (17:110).
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Sources
- The pages: the King Fahd Complex’s 15-line Madinah Muṣḥaf (Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim), drawn in its QCF page fonts as in the Qiraa app. The text under each line, for search and screen readers, is the Uthmani text the app bundles (checked against Tanzil).
- Āyāt, juzʼ, pages and Makkan/Madinan: as marked in the Madinah Muṣḥaf.
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