# 96. Surah Al-'Alaq, Verse 4 - **Surah:** 96. Surah Al-'Alaq (The Clot) — سورة العلق - **Verse:** 4 / 19 · **Juz:** 30 · **Mushaf page:** 597 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-alaq/verse-4 ## Arabic اَلَّذ۪ي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِۙ ## Transcription Allathee AAallama bilqalam ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley He who taught by the pen, ### Progressive Muslims The One who taught by the pen. ### Shabbir Ahmed Who has taught the use of the pen. ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation Who taught by the pen, ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation The One who taught by the pen. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Teaches by means of the pen. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Who taught by the pen, ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Who taught by the pen - ### Muhammad Asad who has taught [man] the use of the pen – ### Marmaduke Pickthall Who teacheth by the pen, ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Who taught by the pen,[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] That is, it is a great favor of Allah that starting man’s creation from a most insignificant state, He made him possessor of knowledge which is the noblest attribute of creation, and He made him not only possessor of knowledge but also taught him the art of writing by the use of pen, which became the means of propagation, progress, dissemination and preservation of knowledge on a large scale. Had He not given man the knowledge of the art of pen and writing (by inspiration) his intellectual faculty would have stagnated, and it would have had no opportunity to develop, expand and become a means of transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next and make future progress. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab He taught by the pen, (the main instrument of learning and knowledge, the instrument of authorship). ### Bijan Moeinian . . taught you how to use the pen [and in this way separated you from other animals who cannot use the pen] ### Al-Hilali & Khan Who has taught (the writing) by the pen. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Who taught by the pen— ### Taqi Usmani who imparted knowledge by means of the pen. ### Abdul Haleem who taught by [means of] the pen, ### Arthur John Arberry who taught by the Pen, ### E. Henry Palmer Who taught the pen! ### Hamid S. Aziz Who teaches by the pen! ### Mahmoud Ghali Who taught by the pen. ### George Sale Who taught the use of the pen; ### Syed Vickar Ahamed He, Who taught (the use of) the pen— ### Amatul Rahman Omar Who taught knowledge by means of the pen, ### Ali Quli Qarai who taught by the pen, ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü O ki, (O Rabbani özellikleri ve genetiğini) Kalem olarak öğretti (programladı)! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Ki O, kalemle (yazmayı) öğretendir. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali O, insana kalemi kullanmayı öğretendir. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali (4-5) O, kalemle yazmayı öğretendir, insana bilmediğini öğretendir. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Kalem ile öğreten de ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Kalem ile (yazmayı) öğreten de. ### Gültekin Onan Ki O, kalemle (yazmayı) öğretendir. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Ki O, kalemle (yazı yazmayı) öğretendir. ### İbni Kesir Ki O, kalemle öğretti. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı (insana) kalemi kullanmayı öğretendir, ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Kalemle öğreten.. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali O ki kalemle (yazmayı) öğretti. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali O'dur kalemle öğreten! ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an O insana (bilgiyi) kalemle (kaydetmeyi) öğretti. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Kalemle öğretendir. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek O, kalemle yazmayı öğretendir. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali O, kalemle öğretmiştir ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Kalemle (yazmayı) öğreten O'dur. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Kalemle öğretendir. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Kalemle öğretendir. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali O, kalemle öğretmiş olandır.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] [Bakara 2/31.](https://quran.so/2/31) ayette Allah'ın, Adem'e her varlığın ismini (neye yaradıklarını) öğrettiği bildirilmiştir. Bu ayette de kalemle öğrettiği bildirilmektedir. Demek ki, yazıyı öğreten Allah, onu ilk öğrenen de Adem'dir ([Kalem 68/1](https://quran.so/68/1)). ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | ٱلَّذِى — alladhī | The One Who | — | | 2 | عَلَّمَ — ʿallama | taught | علم — Ayn-Lam-Mim | | 3 | بِٱلْقَلَمِ — bil-qalami | by the pen | قلم — Kaf-Lam-Mim | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-alaq/verse-3.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-alaq/verse-5.md Retrieved: 2026-08-12 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.