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التين

Surah At-Tin (التين) - Transliteration, Translation and Audio

Chapter 95 of the Quran, 8 verses, "The Fig"

Surah At-Tin Transliteration and English Translation

  1. 1

    بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيْتُونِ

    Wat teeni waz zaitoon

    By the fig and the olive

  2. 2

    وَطُورِ سِينِينَ

    Wa toori sineen

    And [by] Mount Sinai

  3. 3

    وَهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ

    Wa haazal balad-il ameen

    And [by] this secure city [Makkah],

  4. 4

    لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍۢ

    Laqad khalaqnal insaana fee ahsani taqweem

    We have certainly created man in the best of stature;

  5. 5

    ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَٰفِلِينَ

    Thumma ra dad naahu asfala saafileen

    Then We return him to the lowest of the low,

  6. 6

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۢ

    Ill-lal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati; falahum ajrun ghairu mamnoon

    Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.

  7. 7

    فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِٱلدِّينِ

    Fama yu kaz zibuka b'adu bid deen

    So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?

  8. 8

    أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ

    Alai sal laahu bi-ahkamil haakimeen

    Is not Allah the most just of judges?

About Surah At-Tin

Surah At-Tin (Arabic: التين), meaning "The Fig", is the 95th chapter of the Quran and has 8 verses. It was revealed in Makkah during the early years of the mission of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The surah is about the dignity with which Allah created the human being, and the fall that awaits those who abandon faith and good deeds.

Allah swears by the fig and the olive, by Mount Sinai and by this secure city, Makkah. Some commentators explain these oaths as pointing to lands of revelation: the land of figs and olives where Isa was sent, the mountain where Allah spoke to Musa, and the city where Muhammad was sent. The answer to the oaths is that Allah created the human being in the best of forms, then returns him to the lowest of the low, except those who believe and do righteous deeds, whose reward will never be cut off. The surah then asks what could lead anyone to deny the Judgment, and ends with the question: is not Allah the most just of judges? Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim report that the Prophet recited At-Tin in the Isha prayer while traveling, and the Companion who narrated it said he had never heard anyone with a more beautiful voice.

Main Themes of Surah At-Tin

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Frequently Asked Questions About Surah At-Tin

Why does Allah swear by the fig and the olive?
Commentators offered several explanations. Some took the fig and the olive as the fruits themselves, full of benefit, while others saw them as pointing to the land where they grow, where prophets including Isa were sent, alongside Mount Sinai and Makkah in the next verses.
What is ahsan taqwim in Surah At-Tin?
It means the best of stature, or the finest form. Verse 4 declares that Allah created the human being with a balanced body, mind and nature, an honor that is kept through faith and righteous deeds.
What is meant by "the lowest of the low" in Surah At-Tin?
Commentators explain it in two main ways: the weakness of extreme old age, or the humiliation of the Fire for those who reject faith. Either way, verse 6 makes one exception, those who believe and do righteous deeds, whose reward is never cut off.

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