The Fig
سورة التين
Surah #958 VersesMeccanJuz 30
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Translation:
Ruku 1 (رُكُوْعُهَا ١)
(95) The Fig (Meccan)
Ayat 8 (آيَاتُهَا ٨)
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيۡتُونِ ١وَطُورِ سِينِينَ ٢وَهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ٱلۡأَمِينِ ٣لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِيٓ أَحۡسَنِ تَقۡوِيمٖ ٤ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَٰهُ أَسۡفَلَ سَٰفِلِينَ ٥إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ فَلَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونٖ ٦فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعۡدُ بِٱلدِّينِ ٧أَلَيۡسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحۡكَمِ ٱلۡحَٰكِمِينَ ٨
📖 Page 1 Verse-by-Verse Translations
Ayah 1
By the fig and the olive
Ayah 2
And [by] Mount Sinai
Ayah 3
And [by] this secure city [Makkah]
Ayah 4
We have certainly created man in the best of stature
Ayah 5
Then We return him to the lowest of the low
Ayah 6
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted
Ayah 7
So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense
Ayah 8
Is not Allah the most just of judges
About The Fig
Surah At-Tin swears by sacred symbols—the fig, the olive, Mount Sinai, and the secure city of Makkah—that humanity was created in the finest form (Ahsan Taqweem), yet can fall to the lowest of low unless sustained by faith and righteous deeds.
📜📜 Revelation History & Period
Classification: Meccan
Key Themes & Lessons
- Creation of mankind in the optimal spiritual and physical posture
- Importance of faith and righteous deeds to preserve human dignity
- Allah as the Most Just of all judges
When Commonly Recited
Frequently recited in Maghrib, Isha, and voluntary Salah.
👑👑 Aala Hazrat & Ahle Sunnat Scholarly References
- Kanzul Iman — Translation by Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (رحمۃ اللہ علیہ)
- Fatawa Razvia — Vol. 26 (Tafseer & Recitation Virtues)
- Bahar-e-Shariat (Sadr al-Shariah)
Authentic Hadith & Classical Sources
Sahih al-Bukhari 753Sahih Muslim 464