Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created—
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Recite in the name of your Lord who created
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created humans from a clinging clot.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Created man from a clinging substance.
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Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,
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Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
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Who taught by the pen—
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Who taught by the pen
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taught humanity what they knew not.1
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Taught man that which he knew not.
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Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds
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No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
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once they think they are self-sufficient.
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Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
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˹But˺ surely to your Lord is the return ˹of all˺.
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Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
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Have you seen the man who prevents
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Have you seen the one who forbids
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a servant ˹of Ours˺ from praying?1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
A servant when he prays?
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What if this ˹servant˺ is ˹rightly˺ guided,
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Have you seen if he is upon guidance
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