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Surah Al-Hijr (الحِجْر) — The Rock | Chapter 15 of the Holy Quran

Read, listen to, and understand Surah Al-Hijr (الحِجْر — "The Rock"), Chapter 15 of the Holy Quran (99 verses, Meccan revelation) in authentic Uthmanic Arabic script with English translation (Saheeh International), translations in 100+ languages, and verse-by-verse audio recitation by Sheikh Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

15:1

الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَقُرۡءَانࣲ مُّبِينࣲ‏

Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an

15:2

رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوۡ كَانُواْ مُسۡلِمِينَ

Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims

15:3

ذَرۡهُمۡ يَأۡكُلُواْ وَيَتَمَتَّعُواْ وَيُلۡهِهِمُ ٱلۡأَمَلُۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ

Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know

15:4

وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابࣱ مَّعۡلُومࣱ‏

And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree

15:5

مَّا تَسۡبِقُ مِنۡ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ

No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter

15:6

وَقَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِي نُزِّلَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلذِّكۡرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ‏

And they say, "O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad

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