Al-Qur'an Surah Al-'Alaq Verse 19

Mufti Taqi Usmani

No! Never obey him, and bow down in sajdah, and come close to Me.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Again, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.

Ruwwad Translation Center

No indeed; do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah].

A. J. Arberry

No indeed; do thou not obey him, and bow thyself, and draw nigh.

Abdul Haleem

No! Do not obey him [Prophet]: bow down in worship and draw close.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

By no means! Obey not thou him. Continue to adore, and continue to draw nigh.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Nay, heed him not; But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!

Abul Ala Maududi

No, not at all. Never obey him. But prostrate yourself and become nigh (to your Lord).

Ahmed Ali

Beware! Do not obey him, but bow in adoration and draw near (to your Lord).

Ahmed Raza Khan

Yes indeed; do not listen to him – and prostrate, and become close to Us. (Command of Prostration # 14)

Ali Quli Qarai

No indeed! Do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near [to Allah]!

Ali Ünal

By no means! Pay no heed to him (in his attempt to prevent the Prayer), but prostrate and draw near (to God).

Amatul Rahman Omar

Nay, (he will never succeed in his evil designs.) Yield not to him, rather continue to prostrate yourself (before your Lord) and draw near (to Him). [Prostration]

English Literal

No but do not obey him, and prostrate and near/approach (to Me).

Faridul Haque

Yes indeed; do not listen to him - and prostrate, and become close to Us. (Command of Prostration # 14)

Hamid S. Aziz

Nay, obey him not, but adore and draw nigh (unto Allah)!

Hilali & Khan

Nay! (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him))! Do not obey him (Abu Jahl). Fall prostrate and draw near to Allah!

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Surely We revealed it on the Night of Majesty --

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), never yield to him! Prostrate yourself and try to come closer to God.

Qaribullah & Darwish

No, indeed; do not obey him! Prostrate and come nearer (to Allah).

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Nay! Do not obey him. Fall prostrate and draw near (to Allah)!

Wahiduddin Khan

No indeed! Do not obey him, but prostrate yourself and come closer to God.

Talal Itani

No, do not obey him; but kneel down, and come near.

Tafsir jalalayn

No indeed! -- a repudiation of him -- Do not obey him, O Muhammad (s) and abandon prayer, and prostrate yourself, perform prayer to God, and draw near, to Him through obedience to Him. Meccan or Medinese, consisting of 5 or 6 verses.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

كَلَّ لَا تُطِعْهُ


Nay! Do not obey him.

meaning, `O Muhammad! Do not obey him in what he is forbidding from such as steadfastness in worship and performing worship in abundance. Pray wherever you wish and do not worry about him. For indeed Allah will protect you and help you, and He will defend you against the people.'

وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ




Fall prostrate and draw near (to Allah)!)

This is just like what has been confirmed in the Sahih of Muslim on the authority of Abu Salih who reported from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah said,

أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَأَكْثِرُوا الدُّعَاء

"The closest that a servant can be to his Lord is when he is in prostration. Therefore, make abundant supplications (i.e., while prostrating)."

It has also been mentioned previously that the Messenger of Allah used to prostrate when he recited

إِذَا السَّمَأءُ انشَقَّتْ

When the heaven is split asunder. (84;1)

and,

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِى خَلَقَ

Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created. (96;1)

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah Al-`Alaq. Unto Allah is due all praise and thanks, and He is the Giver of success and protection against error