Surah: 96. al-`Alaq

taught man al-insān the generic what he did not know before he was taught in the way of guidance the art of writing crafts and so on.

Nay but verily man is wont to be rebellious

when he sees it that is to say his own soul to be self-sufficient in terms of wealth — this was revealed regarding Abū Jahl ra’ā ‘sees’ means to see mentally; istaghnā ‘self-sufficient’ is the second direct object; an ra’āhu ‘when he sees it’ is an object denoting reason.

Surely to your Lord O man is the return — meant as a threat for him — and so He will requite the rebellious one with what he deserves.

Have you seen a-ra’ayta in all three instances here and below is an exclamation of wonder him namely Abū Jahl who forbids

a servant namely Muhammad (s) when he prays?

Recite bring recitation into existence beginning with In the Name of your Lord Who created all creatures;

created man al-insān the generic from a blood-clot ‘alaq is the plural of ‘alaqa which is a small quantity of congealing blood.

Recite reiterating the first one and your Lord is the Most Generous having no counterpart in terms of His generosity wa-rabbuka’l-akram is a circumstantial qualifier referring to the subject of the verb iqra’ ‘recite’