The Holy Quran 96:19 — Surah Al-'Alaq

Arabic text

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

Translation

Never! (His acts cannot be condoned.) You (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) should never obey him (in the future just as you had never done in the past)! Continue prostrating (performing salaah without being intimidated by anyone) and (continue) drawing closer (to Allaah). (One who recites or hears this verse being recited should perform Sajdah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Prostration and nearness to Allah: that is, you, [O Prophet] ﷺ, should pay him no heed whatsoever and not listen to anything he says. Wherever you wish, worship Allah eagerly and, by prostrating before Him, go on gaining ever greater nearness [to Him]. It has come in a hadith: “Of all his states, a servant is nearest to Almighty Allah in prostration.”

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