Surah # 87 - Al-A'lā

 (Arabic: الأعلى‎ The Most High, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest)

This is the 87th surah of the Qur'an with 19 ayaah.

                THEME AND SUBJECT MATTER 

 This short surah contains three themes:

☆ Tauheed,

☆ Instructions to the Prophet (salAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam), and

☆ The Hereafter. 

 In the first ayah, the doctrine of Tauheed has been compressed into a single sentence, saying that Allah's name should be glorified and exalted. He should not be remembered by any name which might reflect a deficiency, fault or weakness rather Allah Almighty should be remembered only by the beautiful names which suit and befit Him.

 In the next three ayaah, it has been said: "It is Your Lord, Who created everything in the Universe, proportioned it, and set it a destiny. He creates vegetation on the earth as well as reduces it to mere rubbish.

Then, in the following two ayaah, the Prophet (salAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) has been consoled, as if to say: "Do not worry as to how you will remember word for word, the Qur'an that is being revealed to you. It is for Us to preserve it in your memory.

SubhanAllah!!

(This is a reminder from Allah for us too. Place your trust on Allah and pray to Him. And He will preserve the Qur'an in your memory.)

 Then, the Prophet (salAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) has been told: "Your only duty is to convey the truth, and the simplest way of conveying the truth is that admonition be given to him who is inclined to listen to the admonition and accept it, and the one who is not inclined to it, should not be pursued. The one who fears the evil consequences will accept it, and the wretched one who avoids listening to and accepting it, will himself see his evil end."

 The discourse has been summed up, saying: "Success is only for those who adopt purity of belief, morals and deed, and remember the name of their Lord and perform the Prayer.

 But, on the contrary, the people are totally lost in seeking the ease, benefits and pleasures of the world, whereas they should actually endeavor for their well being in the Hereafter, for the world is transitory and the Hereafter is everlasting and the blessings of the Hereafter are far better than the blessings of the world.

 This truth has not been expressed only in the Qur'an but in the books of the Prophets Ibrahim and Musa ('alaihimassalam) too.