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سُورَةُ النَّازِعَاتِ · 79:31
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أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا

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He extracted from it its water and its pasture,

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Introduction

This is āyah 31 of Sūrat An-Naazi'aat (Those who drag forth), the 81st sūrah in the traditional order of revelation. It was revealed in the Meccan period and sits within Juzʾ 30. Meccan verses tend to address faith, the oneness of God, and the hereafter.

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Revelation & occasion

Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Period
Meccan
Order revealed
81 of 114
Surah
An-Naazi'aat (79)

No specific occasion of revelation (Asbāb al-Nuzūl) is recorded for this āyah in al-Wāḥidī's collection. Many verses were revealed without a single triggering event.

Commentary

Tafsir

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Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Has there come to you the story of Musa (15)When his Lord called him in the holy valley of Tuwa (16)Go to Fir'awn; verily, he has transgressed all bounds (17)And say to him: "Would you purify yourself? (18)"And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him? (19)Then he showed him the great sign (20)But he denied and disobeyed (21)Then he turned back, striving (22)So he gathered and called out (23)Saying: "I am your lord, most high. (24)So Allah seized him with punishing example for the Hereafter and the first (life)(25)In this is a lesson for whoever fears (26) Mentioning the Story of Musa and that it is a Lesson for Those Who fear Allah Allah informs His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ about His Messenger Musa. He mentions that he sent Musa to Fir'awn and He aided him with miracles. Yet, even after this, Fir'awn continued in his disbelief and transgression until Allah seized him with a m…
Provenance

Chains of transmission

Oral — isnād

  1. ~610–632 CERevelation & memorisation

    Received by the Prophet ﷺ and preserved by the ḥuffāẓ (memorisers) among the Companions.

  2. 1st century AHMutawātir transmissionawaiting curation

    Carried by mass-transmission through the generations of qurrāʾ.

  3. TodayLiving chainsawaiting curation

    Continuous ijāzah chains link reciters today back to the Prophet ﷺ.

Verified isnād chains for this āyah will be added by curators.

Written — the manuscript record

  1. ~650 CEʿUthmānic codicesawaiting curation

    The standardised muṣḥaf sent to the great cities (e.g. the Topkapı and Samarqand codices).

  2. 8th–10th c.Early Ḥijāzī & Kūfic foliosawaiting curation

    Surviving leaves in Birmingham, Sanaa, Paris (BnF) and beyond.

  3. Modern printModern printawaiting curation

    The 1924 Cairo edition → today: the standard printed muṣḥaf used worldwide.

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