36:1
يس
Ya-seen
Yā, Seen.
Surah 36 • Chapter of the Holy Qur'an
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Ya-Sin (Ya Sin) — Makkah Revelation (Order: 41) • 83 Verses
سورة يس
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- Surah Ya-Sin is the 36th chapter of the Qur'an, with 83 verses (Quran.com).
- It is a Makki surah, 41st in the order of revelation.
- Its name comes from the two disconnected letters Yā Sīn that open it. Their meaning is not definitively known — the classical position is that Allah knows best what they signify.
- The famous claim that Ya-Sin is "the heart of the Qur'an" is not authentic. Imam al-Tirmidhi himself graded that chain weak; al-Albani classed it as fabricated. See below.
- Its themes are prophethood, the resurrection, and the signs of Allah in the natural world.
- It contains the story of the man who came running from the far end of the city to defend the messengers (36:20–27).
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36:2
وَالْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ
Walqur-ani alhakeem
By the wise Qur’ān,
36:3
إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Innaka lamina almursaleen
Indeed you, [O Muḥammad], are from among the messengers,
36:4
عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
AAala siratin mustaqeem
On a straight path.
36:5
تَنزِيلَ الْعَزِيزِ الرَّحِيمِ
Tanzeela alAAazeezi arraheem
[This is] a revelation of the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,
36:6
لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّا أُنذِرَ آبَاؤُهُمْ فَهُمْ غَافِلُونَ
Litunthira qawman ma onthiraabaohum fahum ghafiloon
That you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are unaware.
36:7
لَقَدْ حَقَّ الْقَوْلُ عَلَىٰ أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Laqad haqqa alqawlu AAalaaktharihim fahum la yu/minoon
Already the word [i.e., decree] has come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe.
36:8
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِي أَعْنَاقِهِمْ أَغْلَالًا فَهِيَ إِلَى الْأَذْقَانِ فَهُم مُّقْمَحُونَ
Inna jaAAalna fee aAAnaqihimaghlalan fahiya ila al-athqani fahummuqmahoon
Indeed, We have put shackles on their necks, and they are to their chins, so they are with heads [kept] aloft.
36:9
وَجَعَلْنَا مِن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ
WajaAAalna min bayni aydeehim saddanwamin khalfihim saddan faaghshaynahum fahum la yubsiroon
And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see.
36:10
وَسَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Wasawaon AAalayhim aanthartahumam lam tunthirhum la yu/minoon
And it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.
36:11
إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الذِّكْرَ وَخَشِيَ الرَّحْمَٰنَ بِالْغَيْبِ ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَأَجْرٍ كَرِيمٍ
Innama tunthiru mani ittabaAAaaththikra wakhashiya arrahmanabilghaybi fabashshirhu bimaghfiratin waajrin kareem
You can only warn one who follows the message and fears the Most Merciful unseen. So give him good tidings of forgiveness and noble reward.
36:12
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا وَآثَارَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ فِي إِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ
Inna nahnu nuhyeealmawta wanaktubu ma qaddamoo waatharahumwakulla shay-in ahsaynahu fee imamin mubeen
Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register.
36:13
وَاضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصْحَابَ الْقَرْيَةِ إِذْ جَاءَهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ
Wadrib lahum mathalan as-habaalqaryati ith jaaha almursaloon
And present to them an example: the people of the city, when the messengers came to it -
36:14
إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهِمُ اثْنَيْنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا إِلَيْكُم مُّرْسَلُونَ
Ith arsalna ilayhimu ithnaynifakaththaboohuma faAAazzazna bithalithinfaqaloo inna ilaykum mursaloon
When We sent to them two but they denied them, so We strengthened [them] with a third, and they said, "Indeed, we are messengers to you."
36:15
قَالُوا مَا أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَا أَنزَلَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ مِن شَيْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ
Qaloo ma antum illabasharun mithluna wama anzala arrahmanumin shay-in in antum illa takthiboon
They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."
36:16
قَالُوا رَبُّنَا يَعْلَمُ إِنَّا إِلَيْكُمْ لَمُرْسَلُونَ
Qaloo rabbuna yaAAlamu innailaykum lamursaloon
They said, "Our Lord knows that we are messengers to you,
36:17
وَمَا عَلَيْنَا إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ
Wama AAalayna illaalbalaghu almubeen
And we are not responsible except for clear notification."
36:18
قَالُوا إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُوا لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Qaloo inna tatayyarnabikum la-in lam tantahoo lanarjumannakum walayamassannakum minnaAAathabun aleem
They said, "Indeed, we consider you a bad omen. If you do not desist, we will surely stone you, and there will surely touch you, from us, a painful punishment."
36:19
قَالُوا طَائِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ ۚ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ
Qaloo ta-irukum maAAakum a-in thukkirtumbal antum qawmun musrifoon
They said, "Your omen [i.e., fate] is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."
36:20
وَجَاءَ مِنْ أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اتَّبِعُوا الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Wajaa min aqsa almadeenatirajulun yasAAa qala ya qawmi ittabiAAooalmursaleen
And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers.
36:21
اتَّبِعُوا مَن لَّا يَسْأَلُكُمْ أَجْرًا وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ
IttabiAAoo man la yas-alukum ajranwahum muhtadoon
Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.
36:22
وَمَا لِيَ لَا أَعْبُدُ الَّذِي فَطَرَنِي وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Wama liya la aAAbudu allatheefataranee wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon
And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?
36:23
أَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً إِن يُرِدْنِ الرَّحْمَٰنُ بِضُرٍّ لَّا تُغْنِ عَنِّي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ
Aattakhithu min doonihi alihatanin yuridni arrahmanu bidurrin la tughniAAannee shafaAAatuhum shay-an wala yunqithoon
Should I take other than Him [false] deities [while], if the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity, their intercession will not avail me at all, nor can they save me?
36:24
إِنِّي إِذًا لَّفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
Innee ithan lafee dalalinmubeen
Indeed, I would then be in manifest error.
36:25
إِنِّي آمَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَاسْمَعُونِ
Innee amantu birabbikum fasmaAAoon
Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me."
36:26
قِيلَ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ ۖ قَالَ يَا لَيْتَ قَوْمِي يَعْلَمُونَ
Qeela odkhuli aljannata qala yalayta qawmee yaAAlamoon
It was said, "Enter Paradise." He said, "I wish my people could know
36:27
بِمَا غَفَرَ لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ
Bima ghafara lee rabbee wajaAAalaneemina almukrameen
Of how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honored."
36:28
وَمَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ مِن بَعْدِهِ مِن جُندٍ مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ
Wama anzalna AAalaqawmihi min baAAdihi min jundin mina assama-i wamakunna munzileen
And We did not send down upon his people after him any soldiers from the heaven, nor would We have done so.
36:29
إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ خَامِدُونَ
In kanat illa sayhatanwahidatan fa-itha hum khamidoon
It was not but one shout, and immediately they were extinguished.
36:30
يَا حَسْرَةً عَلَى الْعِبَادِ ۚ مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
Ya hasratan AAalaalAAibadi ma ya/teehim min rasoolin illa kanoobihi yastahzi-oon
How regretful for the servants. There did not come to them any messenger except that they used to ridicule him.
36:31
أَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ الْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Alam yaraw kam ahlakna qablahum minaalqurooni annahum ilayhim la yarjiAAoon
Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them - that they to them will not return?
36:32
وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ
Wa-in kullun lamma jameeAAun ladaynamuhdaroon
And indeed, all of them will yet be brought present before Us.
36:33
وَآيَةٌ لَّهُمُ الْأَرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَاهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ
Waayatun lahumu al-ardualmaytatu ahyaynaha waakhrajna minhahabban faminhu ya/kuloon
And a sign for them is the dead earth. We have brought it to life and brought forth from it grain, and from it they eat.
36:34
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا جَنَّاتٍ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَابٍ وَفَجَّرْنَا فِيهَا مِنَ الْعُيُونِ
WajaAAalna feeha jannatinmin nakheelin waaAAnabin wafajjarna feehamina alAAuyoon
And We placed therein gardens of palm trees and grapevines and caused to burst forth therefrom some springs -
36:35
لِيَأْكُلُوا مِن ثَمَرِهِ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ
Liya/kuloo min thamarihi wamaAAamilat-hu aydeehim afala yashkuroon
That they may eat of His fruit. And their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful?
36:36
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنبِتُ الْأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Subhana allathee khalaqaal-azwaja kullaha mimma tunbitu al-arduwamin anfusihim wamimma la yaAAlamoon
Exalted is He who created all pairs - from what the earth grows and from themselves and from that which they do not know.
36:37
وَآيَةٌ لَّهُمُ اللَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ النَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ
Waayatun lahumu allaylu naslakhuminhu annahara fa-itha hum muthlimoon
And a sign for them is the night. We remove from it the [light of] day, so they are [left] in darkness.
36:38
وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ
Washshamsu tajree limustaqarrin lahathalika taqdeeru alAAazeezi alAAaleem
And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
36:39
وَالْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَاهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَالْعُرْجُونِ الْقَدِيمِ
Walqamara qaddarnahu manazilahatta AAada kalAAurjooni alqadeem
And the moon - We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.
36:40
لَا الشَّمْسُ يَنبَغِي لَهَا أَن تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَ وَلَا اللَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
La ashshamsu yanbaghee lahaan tudrika alqamara wala allaylu sabiqu annahariwakullun fee falakin yasbahoon
It is not allowable [i.e., possible] for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.
36:41
وَآيَةٌ لَّهُمْ أَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ
Waayatun lahum anna hamalnathurriyyatahum fee alfulki almashhoon
And a sign for them is that We carried their forefathers in a laden ship.
36:42
وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثْلِهِ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ
Wakhalaqna lahum min mithlihi mayarkaboon
And We created for them from the likes of it that which they ride.
36:43
وَإِن نَّشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنقَذُونَ
Wa-in nasha/ nughriqhum fala sareekhalahum wala hum yunqathoon
And if We should will, We could drown them; then no one responding to a cry would there be for them, nor would they be saved
36:44
إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَاعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
Illa rahmatan minnawamataAAan ila heen
Except as a mercy from Us and provision for a time.
36:45
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّقُوا مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
Wa-itha qeela lahumu ittaqoo mabayna aydeekum wama khalfakum laAAallakum turhamoon
But when it is said to them, "Beware of what is before you and what is behind you; perhaps you will receive mercy..."
36:46
وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ آيَةٍ مِّنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
Wama ta/teehim min ayatin min ayatirabbihim illa kanoo AAanha muAArideen
And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they are from it turning away.
36:47
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ قَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنُطْعِمُ مَن لَّوْ يَشَاءُ اللَّهُ أَطْعَمَهُ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
Wa-itha qeela lahum anfiqoo mimmarazaqakumu Allahu qala allatheena kafaroolillatheena amanoo anutAAimu man law yashaoAllahu atAAamahu in antum illa fee dalalinmubeen
And when it is said to them, "Spend from that which Allāh has provided for you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Should we feed one whom, if Allāh had willed, He would have fed? You are not but in clear error."
36:48
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
Wayaqooloona mata hathaalwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeen
And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
36:49
مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ
Ma yanthuroona illasayhatan wahidatan ta/khuthuhum wahumyakhissimoon
They do not await except one blast which will seize them while they are disputing.
36:50
فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَا إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Fala yastateeAAoona tawsiyatanwala ila ahlihim yarjiAAoon
And they will not be able [to give] any instruction, nor to their people can they return.
36:51
وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُم مِّنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَنسِلُونَ
Wanufikha fee assoori fa-ithahum mina al-ajdathi ila rabbihim yansiloon
And the Horn will be blown; and at once from the graves to their Lord they will hasten.
36:52
قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا مَن بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرْقَدِنَا ۜ ۗ هَٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَصَدَقَ الْمُرْسَلُونَ
Qaloo ya waylana manbaAAathana min marqadina hatha mawaAAada arrahmanu wasadaqaalmursaloon
They will say, "O woe to us! Who has raised us up from our sleeping place?" [The reply will be], "This is what the Most Merciful had promised, and the messengers told the truth."
36:53
إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ
In kanat illa sayhatanwahidatan fa-itha hum jameeAAun ladayna muhdaroon
It will not be but one blast, and at once they are all brought present before Us.
36:54
فَالْيَوْمَ لَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا وَلَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Falyawma la tuthlamunafsun shay-an wala tujzawna illa ma kuntumtaAAmaloon
So today [i.e., the Day of Judgement] no soul will be wronged at all, and you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do.
36:55
إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ الْيَوْمَ فِي شُغُلٍ فَاكِهُونَ
Inna as-haba aljannati alyawmafee shughulin fakihoon
Indeed the companions of Paradise, that Day, will be amused in [joyful] occupation -
36:56
هُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُهُمْ فِي ظِلَالٍ عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ مُتَّكِئُونَ
Hum waazwajuhum fee thilalinAAala al-ara-iki muttaki-oon
They and their spouses - in shade, reclining on adorned couches.
36:57
لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ
Lahum feeha fakihatun walahumma yaddaAAoon
For them therein is fruit, and for them is whatever they request [or wish]
36:58
سَلَامٌ قَوْلًا مِّن رَّبٍّ رَّحِيمٍ
Salamun qawlan min rabbin raheem
[And] "Peace," a word from a Merciful Lord.
36:59
وَامْتَازُوا الْيَوْمَ أَيُّهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ
Wamtazoo alyawma ayyuhaalmujrimoon
[Then He will say], "But stand apart today, you criminals.
36:60
أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا الشَّيْطَانَ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
Alam aAAhad ilaykum ya banee adamaan la taAAbudoo ashshaytana innahu lakumAAaduwwun mubeen
Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy -
36:61
وَأَنِ اعْبُدُونِي ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ
Waani oAAbudoonee hatha siratunmustaqeem
And that you worship [only] Me? This is a straight path.
36:62
وَلَقَدْ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمْ جِبِلًّا كَثِيرًا ۖ أَفَلَمْ تَكُونُوا تَعْقِلُونَ
Walaqad adalla minkum jibillankatheeran afalam takoonoo taAAqiloon
And he had already led astray from among you much of creation, so did you not use reason?
36:63
هَٰذِهِ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ
Hathihi jahannamu allatee kuntumtooAAadoon
This is the Hellfire which you were promised.
36:64
اصْلَوْهَا الْيَوْمَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ
Islawha alyawma bimakuntum takfuroon
[Enter to] burn therein today for what you used to deny."
36:65
الْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَىٰ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَا أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ
Alyawma nakhtimu AAala afwahihimwatukallimuna aydeehim watashhadu arjuluhum bima kanooyaksiboon
That Day, We will seal over their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify about what they used to earn.
36:66
وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَاسْتَبَقُوا الصِّرَاطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ
Walaw nashao latamasnaAAala aAAyunihim fastabaqoo assiratafaanna yubsiroon
And if We willed, We could have obliterated their eyes, and they would race to [find] the path, and how could they see?
36:67
وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَمَسَخْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مُضِيًّا وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Walaw nashao lamasakhnahumAAala makanatihim fama istataAAoo mudiyyanwala yarjiAAoon
And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return.
36:68
وَمَن نُّعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِي الْخَلْقِ ۖ أَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ
Waman nuAAammirhu nunakkis-hu fee alkhalqiafala yaAAqiloon
And he to whom We grant long life We reverse in creation; so will they not understand?
36:69
وَمَا عَلَّمْنَاهُ الشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنبَغِي لَهُ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ وَقُرْآنٌ مُّبِينٌ
Wama AAallamnahu ashshiAArawama yanbaghee lahu in huwa illa thikrunwaqur-anun mubeen
And We did not give him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur’ān
36:70
لِّيُنذِرَ مَن كَانَ حَيًّا وَيَحِقَّ الْقَوْلُ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ
Liyunthira man kana hayyanwayahiqqa alqawlu AAala alkafireen
To warn whoever is alive and justify the word [i.e., decree] against the disbelievers.
36:71
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا خَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّمَّا عَمِلَتْ أَيْدِينَا أَنْعَامًا فَهُمْ لَهَا مَالِكُونَ
Awa lam yaraw anna khalaqnalahum mimma AAamilat aydeena anAAaman fahumlaha malikoon
Do they not see that We have created for them from what Our hands have made, grazing livestock, and [then] they are their owners?
36:72
وَذَلَّلْنَاهَا لَهُمْ فَمِنْهَا رَكُوبُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ
Wathallalnaha lahumfaminha rakoobuhum waminha ya/kuloon
And We have tamed them for them, so some of them they ride, and some of them they eat.
36:73
وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مَنَافِعُ وَمَشَارِبُ ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ
Walahum feeha manafiAAu wamasharibuafala yashkuroon
And for them therein are [other] benefits and drinks, so will they not be grateful?
36:74
وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Wattakhathoo min dooni Allahialihatan laAAallahum yunsaroon
But they have taken besides Allāh [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.
36:75
لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مُّحْضَرُونَ
La yastateeAAoona nasrahumwahum lahum jundun muhdaroon
They are not able to help them, and they [themselves] are for them soldiers in attendance.
36:76
فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ ۘ إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
Fala yahzunka qawluhum innanaAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoon
So let not their speech grieve you. Indeed, We know what they conceal and what they declare.
36:77
أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الْإِنسَانُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ
Awa lam yara al-insanu annakhalaqnahu min nutfatin fa-itha huwa khaseemunmubeen
Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?
36:78
وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُ ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحْيِي الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌ
Wadaraba lana mathalanwanasiya khalqahu qala man yuhyee alAAithamawahiya rameem
And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"
36:79
قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا الَّذِي أَنشَأَهَا أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ
Qul yuhyeeha allatheeanshaaha awwala marratin wahuwa bikulli khalqin AAaleem
Say, "He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing."
36:80
الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الشَّجَرِ الْأَخْضَرِ نَارًا فَإِذَا أَنتُم مِّنْهُ تُوقِدُونَ
Allathee jaAAala lakum mina ashshajarial-akhdari naran fa-itha antum minhutooqidoon
[It is] He who made for you from the green tree, fire, and then from it you ignite.
36:81
أَوَلَيْسَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ الْخَلَّاقُ الْعَلِيمُ
Awa laysa allathee khalaqa assamawatiwal-arda biqadirin AAala an yakhluqamithlahum bala wahuwa alkhallaqu alAAaleem
Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator.
36:82
إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ شَيْئًا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Innama amruhu itha aradashay-an an yaqoola lahu kun fayakoon
His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.
36:83
فَسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Fasubhana allathee biyadihimalakootu kulli shay-in wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon
So exalted is He in whose hand is the realm of all things, and to Him you will be returned.
✨ Benefits and Virtues of Surah Ya-Sin
If you searched for "benefits of Surah Yaseen", you will have found dozens of pages listing dramatic rewards. Almost none of them give a source or a grading. Here is what the evidence actually shows.
"The heart of the Qur'an is Ya-Sin" — not authentic
This is the single most repeated claim about the surah. It appears in Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2887.
Imam al-Tirmidhi himself did not authenticate it. He described it as gharīb and stated that its isnad is weak, with an unknown narrator in the chain.
Grade: It
Shaykh al-Albani graded it mawḍūʿ — fabricated — in Silsilat al-Aḥādīth al-Ḍaʿīfah, no. 169.
So the phrase should not be presented as a statement of the Prophet ﷺ. Some scholars have continued to use "heart of the Qur'an" as a descriptive expression for the surah's themes, and that is a different matter from attributing the words to the Prophet ﷺ.
"Recite Ya-Sin over your dying" — weak
Grade: Weak
Also widely circulated, and also not established. The narration appears in Sunan Abi Dawud and Sunan Ibn Majah and is graded weak. Reciting Qur'an near the dying is a good act in itself; the point is that this specific instruction cannot be attributed to the Prophet ﷺ with confidence.
"Whoever recites Ya-Sin at night seeking Allah's face is forgiven" — weak
Same category. Frequently quoted, not soundly established.
So is there any point in reciting it?
Yes — and this is worth being clear about, because correcting a weak narration is not the same as discouraging recitation.
Every letter of the Qur'an carries reward, and that general principle is firmly established. Surah Ya-Sin is Qur'an. Reciting it, reflecting on it, memorising it and teaching it are all acts of worship on that general basis — they simply do not need a special narration to justify them.
What we should not do is attach specific, guaranteed outcomes to it that the Prophet ﷺ did not say.
Grade: Fabricated
On weak narrations and virtues. Many scholars permit acting on a weak hadith in matters of faḍāʾil al-aʿmāl (virtues of deeds) under conditions — that it is not severely weak, that it falls under an established general principle, and that one does not believe it to be firmly established. Others, including al-Albani, reject this entirely. The "heart of the Qur'an" report is a difficult case for that concession because it was graded fabricated, not merely weak.
📖 Themes and Key Lessons
Theme 01
1. The Qur'an and the truthfulness of the Messenger (verses 1–12). The surah opens by swearing by the Qur'an that Muhammad ﷺ is among the messengers, on a straight path.
Theme 02
2. The parable of the city (verses 13–32). Messengers are sent to a town and rejected. Then a man comes running from the farthest part of the city urging his people to follow them (36:20). He is killed, and enters Paradise — and his response is one of the most moving lines in the Qur'an: "If only my people knew…" (36:26). Even in Paradise, his concern is for the people who killed him.
Theme 03
3. Signs in the natural world (verses 33–44). The dead earth revived, the night stripped from the day, the sun running its course, the ships at sea.
Theme 04
4. The resurrection (verses 48–68). The single blast, and the astonishment of those raised.
Theme 05
5. The closing argument (verses 77–83). The famous response to the man who asked who could revive decayed bones: "He will give them life Who produced them the first time" (36:79).
Classical Tafsir Insights
Commentators treat Ya-Sin as a Makkan surah addressing the central objection of the Quraysh — that resurrection is impossible. Its method is to answer that objection three ways: by history (the parable of the city), by observation (the signs in creation), and by logic (the One who created from nothing can recreate).
The parable of the city is given unusual weight. The man who ran to defend the messengers is unnamed, receives no worldly reward, and is killed — and the surah presents his end as the successful outcome. It is a reframing of what success means, delivered to a community under pressure in Makkah.
This summary should be checked against a named tafsir and attributed before publishing.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q Is Surah Yaseen really the heart of the Qur'an?
The narration saying so is not authentic. Imam al-Tirmidhi recorded it (Tirmidhi 2887) but stated its chain is weak with an unknown narrator, and al-Albani graded it fabricated (al-Ḍaʿīfah 169). Some scholars still use the phrase descriptively, but it should not be quoted as the words of the Prophet ﷺ.
Q What are the authentic benefits of reading Surah Yaseen?
There is no specific authentically established virtue unique to Surah Ya-Sin. Its reward rests on the general and firmly established principle that reciting the Qur'an is rewarded. That is a real benefit — it simply is not a special guarantee.
Q Should I still read Surah Yaseen?
Yes. It is Qur'an, and reciting, understanding and memorising it are acts of worship. What changes is only the claims we attach to it.
Q Is it sunnah to recite Yaseen for the dying or the deceased?
The narration instructing recitation over the dying is graded weak. Reciting Qur'an is good in itself, but this specific practice cannot be firmly attributed to the Prophet ﷺ. Scholars differ; ask a qualified scholar about your situation.
Q What does "Ya Sin" mean?
They are ḥurūf muqaṭṭaʿāt — disconnected letters. Their meaning is not definitively known, and the position of most early scholars is that Allah knows best.
Q How many verses does Surah Yaseen have?
83 verses. It is the 36th surah, revealed in Makkah.
Q Why do so many websites list dramatic benefits for Surah Yaseen?
Because those narrations circulate widely and are rarely checked. When a claimed virtue is published without a collection, number and grading, it should be treated as unverified.