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سُورَةُ التَّكۡوِيرِ · 81:26
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Introduction

This is āyah 26 of Sūrat At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), the 7th 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
7 of 114
Surah
At-Takwir (81)

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

But nay! I swear by Al-Khunnas (15)Al-Jawar Al-Kunnas (16)And by the night when it 'As'as (17)And by the day when it Tanaffas (18)Verily, this is the Word a most honorable messenger (19)Dhi Quwwah, with the Lord of the Throne – Makin (20)Obeyed there, trustworthy (21)And your companion is not a madman (22)And indeed he saw him in the clear horizon (23)And he withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen (24)And it is not the word of the outcast Shaytan (25)Then where are you going (26)Verily, this is no less than a Reminder for the creatures (27)To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight (28)And you cannot will unless that Allah wills – the Lord of all that exists (29) The Explanation of the Words Al-Khunnas and Al-Kunnas Muslim recorded in his Sahih, and An-Nasa'i in his Book of Tafsir, in explaining this Ayah, from 'Amr bin Hurayth that he said, "I prayed the Morning prayer behind …
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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