The Holy Quran 73:1 — Surah Al-Muzzammil

Arabic text

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ

Translation

(Affectionately addressing Rasulullaah ﷺ according to his dress at the time, Allaah says,) O you wrapped in a cloth!

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Background to the revelation of this surah: that is, this surah is among the earliest surahs, revealed in Makkah. Authentic narrations state that at the beginning, when the body of the Prophet ﷺ began to tremble from the awe and weight of revelation, he ﷺ said to his family, زمّلونی زمّلونی (“Wrap me up, wrap me up”), and so he was wrapped in a cloth.

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