بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيْتُونِ
By the fig and the olive,
Pickthall (1930): By the fig and the olive,
Quran · Surah 95 · 8 ayat
Surah At-Tin
The Fig
ٱلتِّين
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About this surah
Surah At-Tin ('The Fig') has 8 ayat and is Meccan. It opens with oaths by the fig and the olive, by Mount Sinai and by the secure city of Makkah, and then says that human beings were created in the finest form, yet can fall very low unless they believe and do good. A hadith in Bukhari reports that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) recited it in the night prayer (Isha) while on a journey. It remains a common choice in daily prayers.
The dignity of human creationFaith and good deedsAllah's perfect justice
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وَطُورِ سِينِينَ
and by Mount Sinai,
Pickthall (1930): By Mount Sinai,
وَهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ
and by this secure city (Makkah),
Pickthall (1930): And by this land made safe;
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ
We have certainly created the human being in the finest form.
Pickthall (1930): Surely We created man of the best stature
ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَـٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَـٰفِلِينَ
Then We bring him down to the lowest of the low,
Pickthall (1930): Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low,
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ
except those who believe and do good deeds: for them is a reward that never ends.
Pickthall (1930): Save those who believe and do good works, and theirs is a reward unfailing.
فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِٱلدِّينِ
So after this, what makes you deny the Judgment?
Pickthall (1930): So who henceforth will give the lie to thee about the judgement?
أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ
Is Allah not the most just of all judges?
Pickthall (1930): Is not Allah the most conclusive of all judges?
Quick quiz
Which two plants are named in ayah 1?
According to ayah 4, how was the human being created?
Which city is called 'this secure city' in ayah 3?
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