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عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
He Frowned • 42 verses • Medinan
عبس
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ
'Abasa opens with a divine correction: the Prophet ﷺ frowned and turned away when the blind Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum came seeking knowledge while he was occupied with the elite of Quraysh. The surah establishes forever that the sincere seeker outranks the indifferent notable, then turns to man's ingratitude despite the food, water, and crops laid out for him.
'Abasa (عبس) means "He Frowned" in English. It is chapter 80 of the Holy Quran.
Surah 'Abasa has 42 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 585 to 585 of the mushaf.
Surah 'Abasa is a Madani surah, revealed in Madinah after the Prophet's ﷺ migration.
'Abasa opens with a divine correction: the Prophet ﷺ frowned and turned away when the blind Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum came seeking knowledge while he was occupied with the elite of Quraysh. The surah establishes forever that the sincere seeker outranks the indifferent notable, then turns to man's ingratitude despite the food, water, and crops laid out for him.