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Al-Isra 1

Ayah 1 of 111 · Meccan

سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَسۡرَىٰ بِعَبۡدِهِۦ لَيۡلٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡأَقۡصَا ٱلَّذِي بَٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَآۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡبَصِيرُ ١

Exalted1 is He who took His Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] by night from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām to al-Masjid al-Aqṣā,2 whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing,3 the Seeing.4

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Above any imperfection or failure to do as He wills.

2 In Jerusalem.

3 Who hears every sound, distinguishes every voice, understands every word, and accepts and responds to supplications.

4 Who sees and understands all things apparent and unapparent, visible and invisible.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. سُبۡحَٰنَExaltedsub'ḥāna
  2. ٱلَّذِيٓ(is) the One Whoalladhī
  3. أَسۡرَىٰtookasrā
  4. بِعَبۡدِهِۦHis servantbiʿabdihi
  5. لَيۡلٗا(by) nightlaylan
  6. مِّنَfrommina
  7. ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِAl-Masjid Al-Haraaml-masjidi
  8. ٱلۡحَرَامِAl-Masjid Al-Haraaml-ḥarāmi
  9. إِلَىtoilā
  10. ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِAl-Masjid Al-Aqsal-masjidi
  11. ٱلۡأَقۡصَاAl-Masjid Al-Aqsal-aqṣā
  12. ٱلَّذِيwhichalladhī
  13. بَٰرَكۡنَاWe blessedbāraknā
  14. حَوۡلَهُۥits surroundingsḥawlahu
  15. لِنُرِيَهُۥthat We may show himlinuriyahu
  16. مِنۡofmin
  17. ءَايَٰتِنَآۚOur Signsāyātinā
  18. إِنَّهُۥIndeed Heinnahu
  19. هُوَHehuwa
  20. ٱلسَّمِيعُ(is) the All-Hearerl-samīʿu
  21. ٱلۡبَصِيرُthe All-Seerl-baṣīru

Tafsir

Allah, may He be glorified, is exalted from everything not appropriate for him. It is He who took His servant, Mohammad (peace be upon him), on the night journey from the sacred masjid (mosque), in Makkah, to the masjid of Jerusalem, whose surroundings I have blessed with fruit, crops and dwellings of prophets (peace be upon them), For him to see some of our signs which show Allah's power and ability, may He be glorified. He is the One Who hears everything, no sound escapes Him, and the One who sees evrything, nothing is hidden from Him, and the One who sees from whom nothing seen is hidden.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran