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Surah Al-Isra

English Translation, Transliteration, Tafsir - Ayat [1-10]

About the surah Al-Isra

Al-Isr'ʾ (meaning: The Night Journey), also known as Banī Isr'ʾīl (meaning: The Children of Israel), is the 17th chapter (Surah) of the Quran, with 111 verses (Ayat).

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The summary/theme of the Surah Al-Isra

 The disbelievers of Makkah are admonished to take lessons from the miserable end of the Israelites and other communities and mend their ways from this Surah, which is a wonderful blend of warning, admonition, and instruction. In this Surah important event has been mentioned regarding the night journey of our Holy Prophet to the heavens and meeting with Allah

Lesson learned from Surah Al-Isra

  1. On the Day of Judgement, everyone shall be handed their book of deeds, which will have every minute detail of their lives recorded. They themselves will be able to envisage their outcome that day. 
  2. Whoever strives solely behind the luxuries of this world, Allah's will give them whatever He wishes to, not what they themselves want, and then doom them to Jahannam.
  3. Whoever strives to acquire the luxuries of the Hereafter properly, Allah's will appreciate his/her efforts. 
  4. Each person will be responsible for his/her own burdens on the Day of Qiy'mah; not for those of others.  
  5. Be good to parents.  
  6. Make this du‘' regularly for your parents: 
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

 
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Ayah 1 of 10

سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَسۡرَىٰ بِعَبۡدِهِۦ لَيۡلٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡأَقۡصَا ٱلَّذِي بَٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَآۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡبَصِيرُ

Subhaanal lazeee asraa bi'abdihee lailam minal Masjidil Haraami ilal Masjidil Aqsal-lazee baaraknaa haw lahoo linuriyahoo min aayaatinaa;innahoo Huwas Samee'ul-Baseer
1. Holy is He [2] Who carried His Bondsman [3] by night [4] from the Sacred Mosque to the Aqsa Mosque [5], around which We have put blessings [6], that We may show him our grand signs [7]. No doubt, He is the All-Hearing and the All-Seeing [8].
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Topic Discussed: Night(Word) Signs(Word) Mosque(Word) Miraj Night ( Shabbe Miraj) Masjid-al-Haraam Masjid-al-Aqsa
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Ayah 2 of 10

وَءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ هُدٗى لِّبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ أَلَّا تَتَّخِذُواْ مِن دُونِي وَكِيلٗا

Wa aatainaa Moosal-Kitaaba wa ja'alnaahu hudal-liBaneee Israaa'eel; allaa tat-takhizoo min doonee wakeelaa
2. And We gave Musa [9] the Book and made it a guidance [10] for the children of Israel, instructing them not to take any other helper besides Me [11].
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Topic Discussed: Tablets Of Moses( 10 Commandments) Guidance Moses/Musa(Direct Word) Children of Israel Book of Allah
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Ayah 3 of 10

ذُرِّيَّةَ مَنۡ حَمَلۡنَا مَعَ نُوحٍۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَبۡدٗا شَكُورٗا

Zurriyyata man hamalnaa ma'a Noohin innahoo kaana 'abdan shakooraa
3. O you the offspring of those We carried with Nuh [12]. No doubt, he was a great and thankful servant [13].
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Topic Discussed: Prophet Nooh Ark of Noah
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Ayah 4 of 10

وَقَضَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَتُفۡسِدُنَّ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَّتَيۡنِ وَلَتَعۡلُنَّ عُلُوّٗا كَبِيرٗا

Wa qadainaaa ilaa Baneee Israaa'eela fil Kitaabi latufsidunna fil ardi marratain; wa lata'lunna'uluwwan kabeeraa
4. And We revealed [14] to the children of Israel in the Book that surely you shall create mischief [15] in the land twice and you shall become excessively proud.
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Topic Discussed: Revelation Book of Allah Earth(Direct Word) Allah declared in the book you will do twice mischief on the earth
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Ayah 5 of 10

فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعۡدُ أُولَىٰهُمَا بَعَثۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمۡ عِبَادٗا لَّنَآ أُوْلِي بَأۡسٖ شَدِيدٖ فَجَاسُواْ خِلَٰلَ ٱلدِّيَارِۚ وَكَانَ وَعۡدٗا مَّفۡعُولٗا

Fa-izaa jaaa'a wa'duoolaahumaa ba'asnaaa 'alykum 'ibaadal-lanaaa ulee baasin shadeedin fajaasoo khilaalad diyaar; wa kaana wa'dam maf'oolaa
5. Then when the first promise came to them, We sent against you Our servants [16] with strong might. They scoured the land [17] and it was a promise fulfilled.
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Topic Discussed: Cities You transgressed and Allah punished by driving you out from land Promise(Word)
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Ayah 6 of 10

ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَا لَكُمُ ٱلۡكَرَّةَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَأَمۡدَدۡنَٰكُم بِأَمۡوَٰلٖ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ أَكۡثَرَ نَفِيرًا

Summa radadnaa lakumul karrata 'alaihim wa amdad-naakum-bi amwaalinuw wa baneen; wa ja'alnaakum aksara nafeeraa
6. Then We gave you the upper hand [18] over them and helped you with wealth and sons, and increased your numbers.
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Topic Discussed: Later you defeated them and become prosperous Wealth Sons
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Ayah 7 of 10

إِنۡ أَحۡسَنتُمۡ أَحۡسَنتُمۡ لِأَنفُسِكُمۡۖ وَإِنۡ أَسَأۡتُمۡ فَلَهَاۚ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعۡدُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لِيَسُـُٔواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ وَلِيَدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٖ وَلِيُتَبِّرُواْ مَا عَلَوۡاْ تَتۡبِيرًا

In ahsantum ahsantum li anfusikum wa in asaatum falahaa; fa izaa jaaa'a wa'dul aakhirati liyasooo'oo wujoo hakum wa liyadkhulul masjida kamaa dakhaloohu awwala marratinw wa liyutabbiroo maa a'law tatbeera
7.If you do good, it is for yourselves, and if you do evil, it is against yourselves [19]. When the second promise came [20], it was to make your faces fearful [21], to enter the Mosque [22] as they had entered it the first time, and to utterly destroy whatever they had gained control over [23].
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Topic Discussed: Enemies Destroy(Word) Mosque(Word) Promise(Word) And when you deviated, second punishment was given
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Ayah 8 of 10

عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمۡ أَن يَرۡحَمَكُمۡۚ وَإِنۡ عُدتُّمۡ عُدۡنَاۚ وَجَعَلۡنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ حَصِيرًا

'Asaa rabbukum anyyarhamakum; wa in 'uttum 'udnaa; wa ja'alnaa jahannama lilkaafireena haseera
8. It is hoped that your Lord may have mercy upon you [24]. But if you return to mischief, We shall return to Our punishment [25]. And We have made Hell a confinement for the disbelievers [26].
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Topic Discussed: Rab(Word) We have made Hell a prison for Allahs bounty thankless Hell(Word) Mercy(Rahmah/Rahmat) Infidels/Non-Believers Torment(Word)
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Ayah 9 of 10

إِنَّ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ يَهۡدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقۡوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرٗا كَبِيرٗا

Inna haazal Quraana yahdee lillatee hiya aqwamu wa yubashshirul mu'mineenal lazeena ya'maloonas saalihaati anna lahum ajran kabeeraa
9. No doubt, this Quran guides to the path that is most upright [27], and gives glad tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds [28] that they shall have a great reward.
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Topic Discussed: Quran is the book of guidance of mercy Reward(Word) Good Deeds Believers(Word) Good Deeds Quran(Direct Word)
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Ayah 10 of 10

وَأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لَهُمۡ عَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا

Wa annal lazeena laa yu'minoona bil aakhirati a'tadnaa lahum 'azaaban aleemaa (section 1)
10. And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter [29], We have prepared for them a painful torment.
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Topic Discussed: Torment(Word) Hereafter Quran Warns of those who don't believe in hereafter

Surah Al-Isra English Translation and Transliteration

In Surah Al-Isra you can read the translation of Ahmad Raza Khan who was a renowned scholar of the Islamic world and his translation book is known as Kanzul Imaan. You can read the transliteration of Surah Al-Isra which will help you to understand how to read the Arabic text. Apart from that, we have included a Word-By-Word English Translation of the Arabic text of Surah Al-Isra.

Surah Al-Isra English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

In Surah Al-Isra we have included two Tafseer (Commentary) in English. The first one is from Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan who was a well-known scholar. In this tafsir, we have also included the most popular Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is the most comprehensive tafsir available in the world. You can read both or any one of your choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 111 verses / Ayat in Surah Al-Isra

Surah Al-Isra was revealed in Makkah

Surah Al-Isra can be found in Juz or Para 15

There are 12 Ruku in Surah Al-Isra

Surah number of Surah Al-Isra is 17

The meaning of Surah Al-Isra is The Night Journey

You can find English Translation, Transliteration and Tafseer/Tafsir of Surah Al-Isra here at quranever.com. Here two tafseer are currently.One is Tafsir Ibn-Kathir and another one is Tafsir-e-Naeemi.

Dear bothers and sisters as a Sunni Muslim we cannot say any Translation and Tafseer was as long it conforms with the 4 school of thoughts. But here at quranever.com, we have included Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is most comprehensive tafsir. Apart from that we have also included tafsir of Mufti Ahmad Yaar khan, Tafsir-e-Naeemi of Surah Al-Isra.

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