Surah 87
الأعلى
Al-A'la
The Most High
Surah 87 · Meccan · 19 Ayahs
Surah Al-A'la (The Most High) is chapter 87 of the Quran. It has 19 ayahs, was revealed in Mecca, and begins in juz 30.
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Which was revealed in Makkah The Virtues of Surat Al-A`la This Surah was revealed in Makkah before the migration to Al-Madinah.
Classical references: Ibn Kathir (Abridged).
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged) (87:1).
Last reviewed: 2026-04-10.
This is a short orientation note and does not replace full tafsir.
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Who created and proportioned
And who destined and [then] guided
And who brings out the pasture
And [then] makes it black stubble.
We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,
Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
And We will ease you toward ease.1
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;1
He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.
But the wretched one will avoid it
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
Neither dying therein nor living.
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
But you prefer the worldly life,
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.