Surah At-Tin

1. سُورَةُ التين

The surah speaks of the noble creation of human beings, the fall caused by wrongdoing, and the reward of faith.

It is a Makki surah with 8 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

• بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيْتُونِ ﴿١﴾

By the fig and the olive

• وَٱلتِّينِ وَٱلزَّيْتُونِ ﴿١﴾

3. وَطُورِ سِينِينَ ﴿٢﴾

And [by] Mount Sinai

• وَطُورِ سِينِينَ ﴿٢﴾

4. وَهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ ﴿٣﴾

And [by] this secure city [i.e., Makkah],

• وَهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ ﴿٣﴾

5. لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ ﴿٤﴾

We have certainly created man in the best of stature;

• لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ ﴿٤﴾

6. ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَـٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَـٰفِلِينَ ﴿٥﴾

Then We return him to the lowest of the low,

• ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَـٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَـٰفِلِينَ ﴿٥﴾

7. إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ ﴿٦﴾

Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.

• إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ ﴿٦﴾

8. فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿٧﴾

So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?

• فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿٧﴾

9. أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ ﴿٨﴾

Is not Allāh the most just of judges?

• أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ ﴿٨﴾

10. Summary

The surah speaks of the noble creation of human beings, the fall caused by wrongdoing, and the reward of faith.