The Holy Quran 96:4 — Surah Al-'Alaq

Arabic text

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Translation

... Who taught (the literate ones) by the pen (through books).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

He taught knowledge by means of the pen: Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “The Prophet ﷺ had never learned to write or read. [Allah] said: it is He Who gives knowledge by means of the pen, and He will give it this way too [without the pen].

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