Surah · 17 of 114
الإسراء
Al-Isra
The Night JourneyMeccan◉ Juz 15111 verses12 Concepts
About This Surah
Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء) is the 17th chapter of the Qur'an, with 111 verses revealed in Mecca. Its main themes are theology, spirituality, and cosmology. It prominently features the Quran and children of Israel. It contains Ayat al-Isra (17:1).
Topical Breakdown
Verses 1–2032
- 1Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa
- 1Al-Masjid Al-Haram
- 1The Night Journey (Al-Isra)
- 2Absolute Monotheism
- 2Scripture given to Moses
- 3Prophet Noah
- 3Virtue of gratitude
- 4Corruption of the Children of Israel
- 5First divine retribution against the Children of Israel
- 6Restoration and increase in wealth and offspring
- 7Actions rebound upon the doer
- 7Second divine retribution and destruction of the Temple
- 8Conditional mercy and recurrence of punishment
- 8Hellfire as a prison for disbelievers
- 9Glad tidings for righteous believers
- 9Quranic guidance to the most upright path
- 10Painful punishment for denying the Hereafter
- 11Human hastiness and prayer for harm
- 12Calculation of years and reckoning of time
- 12Signs of the night and day
- 13Individual record of deeds fastened to the neck
- 14Self-reckoning and reading one's own record
- 15Divine justice in sending messengers before punishment
- 15No bearer of burdens bears another's burden
- 15Personal responsibility for guidance and misguidance
- 16Transgression of the affluent leading to destruction
- 17Destruction of past transgressing generations
- 17God as fully Aware and Seeing of servants' sins
- 18Consequences of desiring only the transitory life
- 18Entering Hellfire condemned and banished
- 19Striving for the Hereafter with faith
- 20Universal extension of worldly provision
Verses 21–4031
- 21Degrees of distinction in this life and the Hereafter
- 22Prohibition of setting up deities alongside God
- 23Divine decree to worship God alone
- 23Kindness and duty towards parents
- 23Reverence and gentle speech to aging parents
- 24Humility and mercy towards parents
- 24Supplication for parents
- 25Divine forgiveness for the constantly penitent
- 25Divine knowledge of intentions within souls
- 26Giving dues to relatives, the needy, and the traveler
- 26Prohibition of wasteful squandering
- 27Squanderers as brothers of devils
- 27Ungratefulness of Satan to his Lord
- 28Gentle speech when unable to give
- 29Moderation between stinginess and extravagance
- 30Divine wisdom in expanding and restricting provision
- 31God as the provider for parents and children
- 31Prohibition of infanticide due to fear of poverty
- 32Prohibition of approaching unlawful sexual intercourse (zina)
- 33Prohibition of unjust killing
- 33Rights and limits of retaliation for the victim's heir
- 34Fulfillment of covenants and contractual accountability
- 34Safeguarding and developing the orphan's property
- 35Honesty in Weights and Measures
- 36Accountability of hearing, sight, and heart
- 36Prohibition of pursuing unverified conjecture
- 37Prohibition of walking with insolence and arrogance
- 38Divine condemnation of immoral deeds
- 39Divine wisdom imparted through revelation
- 39Warning against polytheism and castigation into Hell
- 40Rebuttal of claiming angels as daughters of God
Verses 41–6028
- 41Aversion of obstinate deniers to the truth
- 41Diversification of reminders in the Quran
- 42Rational proof of the unity of the Lord of the Throne
- 43Exaltation of God far above polytheistic claims
- 44Perpetual praise of the seven heavens, earth, and all within them
- 45Spiritual barrier concealing the Quran from deniers of the Hereafter
- 46Coverings over hearts and deafness in ears regarding Monotheism
- 47Accusing the Prophet of being bewitched
- 47Secret plots and derision while listening to recitation
- 48Fabrication of false similitudes and straying from the path
- 49Skepticism regarding resurrection from decayed bones and dust
- 50Divine ability to resurrect from stone or iron
- 51Mocking inquiry about the time of resurrection
- 51Re-creation by the Originator of the first creation
- 52Answering the divine call from graves with praise
- 53Command to speak the best and kindest words
- 53Satanic incitement of discord and open enmity
- 54Divine prerogative of mercy and chastisement
- 54Prophet sent not as a disposer of affairs over people
- 55Favoring some prophets over others
- 55Giving the Psalms (Zabur) to David
- 56Inability of false deities to remove or redirect harm
- 57Righteous beings seeking nearness and fearing God
- 58Predetermined doom or punishment of cities recorded in the Book
- 59Precedents of past nations denying demanded physical miracles
- 59She-camel of Thamud as a visible sign
- 60The accursed tree in the Quran and increasing transgression
- 60The vision shown to the Prophet as a trial for mankind
Verses 61–8023
- 61Arrogant objection based on origin from clay
- 61Command to prostrate and refusal of Iblis
- 62Iblis seeking respite to mislead the progeny of Adam
- 63Hellfire as ample recompense for Iblis and his followers
- 64Methods of Satanic deception and false promises
- 65Immunity of sincere servants from Satanic authority
- 66Ships sailing smoothly across the sea by divine mercy
- 67Spontaneous monotheistic invocation during perils at sea
- 67Ungrateful turning away upon reaching safe land
- 68Illusion of security from being swallowed by land or stoned by storms
- 69Vulnerability to sea tempests and drowning for ungratefulness
- 70Conferring nobility, conveyance, pure provisions, and preference upon humanity
- 71Joy of receiving the record in the right hand without injustice
- 71Summoning all humanity with their respective leaders
- 72Spiritual blindness in this life continuing into the Hereafter
- 73Plots of polytheists to compromise revelation
- 74Divine fortification granting firmness to the Prophet
- 75Severe consequences of inclining towards falsehood
- 76Failed attempts to expel the Prophet and imminent destruction of plotters
- 77Immutable divine law regarding the fate of messengers' opponents
- 78Prescribed timings of daily prayer and the witnessed dawn recitation
- 79Night vigil prayer (Tahajjud) and elevation to the Praised Station
- 80Supplication for righteous entry, exit, and victorious authority
Verses 81–10023
- 81Arrival of truth and inevitable vanishing of falsehood
- 82The Quran as healing and mercy for believers but loss for oppressors
- 83Ingratitude and vanity in prosperity versus despair in hardship
- 84Acting according to disposition and divine judgment of guidance
- 85Finiteness and limitation of human knowledge
- 85The Spirit (Al-Ruh) belonging to the command of the Lord
- 86Divine authority to withdraw revelation
- 87Preservation of revelation as a bountiful mercy from God
- 88Absolute inability of mankind and jinn to produce the like of the Quran
- 89Comprehensive parables in the Quran and obstinate human disbelief
- 90Demanding gushing springs from the earth as conditions for faith
- 91Demanding luxurious gardens with gushing rivers
- 92Demanding sky fragments or physical arrival of God and angels
- 93Affirmation of human status and glorification of God above material demands
- 93Demanding houses of gold or bodily ascension to heaven with a physical book
- 94Rejection of guidance due to prejudice against human messengership
- 95Wisdom of sending human messengers to human inhabitants
- 96Sufficiency of God as witness over prophetic truthfulness
- 97Gathering the misguided on Resurrection Day blind, dumb, and deaf into blazing Hell
- 98Hellfire as recompense for disbelief
- 98Punishment for denying signs and ridiculing bodily recreation
- 99The Creator of heavens and earth fully able to recreate human beings
- 100Human stinginess and fear of depletion even if owning divine treasures
Verses 101–11114
- 101Pharaoh accusing Moses of being bewitched
- 101The nine clear signs given to Moses
- 102Moses affirming the signs as clear proofs from the Lord of heavens and earth
- 102Moses foretelling the impending ruin of Pharaoh
- 103Pharaoh's scheme of expulsion and his drowning with his host
- 104Settlement of the Children of Israel in the land until the Hereafter
- 105Descent of the Quran in absolute truth and the prophetic mission as bearer of tidings and warner
- 106Dividing revelation into stages for recitation with deliberation
- 107Scholars falling prostrate upon hearing the recitation of the Quran
- 108Glorification of God's fulfilled promise by the knowledgeable
- 109Weeping and increasing humility upon hearing the Quran
- 110Invoking Allah or Ar-Rahman and the oneness of the Most Beautiful Names
- 110Maintaining moderate tone in prayer between loudness and whispering
- 111Praising God and exalting Him above having offspring, partners in dominion, or protectors from weakness
Verse Tone Progression
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Promise
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Concept Frequency Cloud
Top Concept Co-Occurrences
knowledge↔Allah350
faith↔Allah306
people of the book↔the scripture253
the earth↔the heavens221
messenger↔Allah188
the earth↔Allah186
Allah↔the heavens126
divine mercy↔Allah125
Allah↔people of the book109
Allah↔the scripture109
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Surah Al-Isra?
Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء) is the 17th chapter of the Qur'an, comprising 111 verses revealed in Mecca.
What are the main themes of Surah Al-Isra?
The main themes of Surah Al-Isra are theology, prophethood, and cosmology.
Which key figures are mentioned in Surah Al-Isra?
Surah Al-Isra prominently features the Quran and children of Israel.
What are the notable verses in Surah Al-Isra?
Surah Al-Isra contains Ayat al-Isra (17:1).
Is Surah Al-Isra Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Isra is Meccan; it was revealed in Mecca and contains 111 verses.
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