Surah At-Tin
سورة التين
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيۡتُونِ ﴿١﴾
By the fig and the olive
وَطُورِ سِينِينَ ﴿٢﴾
And [by] Mount Sinai
وَهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ٱلۡأَمِينِ ﴿٣﴾
And [by] this secure city [Makkah]
لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِيٓ أَحۡسَنِ تَقۡوِيمٖ ﴿٤﴾
We have certainly created man in the best of stature
ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَٰهُ أَسۡفَلَ سَٰفِلِينَ ﴿٥﴾
Then We return him to the lowest of the low
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ فَلَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونٖ ﴿٦﴾
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted
فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعۡدُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿٧﴾
So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense
أَلَيۡسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحۡكَمِ ٱلۡحَٰكِمِينَ ﴿٨﴾
Is not Allah the most just of judges
About Surah At-Tin
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.
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.