سُوْرَةُ الْعَلَقِ

Surah Al-Alaq (96) — Ayah 3

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ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿3﴾
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous.
ٱقْرَأْ iq'ra Read
وَرَبُّكَ warabbuka and your Lord
ٱلْأَكْرَمُ l-akramu (is) the Most Generous

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(Ayah 4,3) ➊ {اِقْرَاْ وَ رَبُّكَ الْاَكْرَمُ … :} Because the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) became terrified, it was again said, "Read!" The One who is teaching you is more gracious than anyone else.
➋ This is the height of His grace, that He bestowed upon the human being—who is created from such a lowly thing—the highest attribute like knowledge, and even taught knowledge with the pen, through which knowledge is preserved and transmitted from one person to another and from one generation to the next. If this were not the case, knowledge would remain limited and then become extinct.

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3. 1. You ﷺ said, "I am not a reciter." Allah said, "Recite, for Allah is very gracious," meaning that overlooking the shortcomings of humans is His special attribute.

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3. Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous [4],

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In what sense is Allah the Most Generous?

He provided all the means necessary for the sustenance of man's life even before his birth, which were essential for the fulfillment of this purpose. Then, He placed within man's nature the way to utilize and benefit from these means. Recite, therefore, in the name of that very Lord.