The Quran

سورة العَلق

Surah Al-‘Alaq 96:4

The Clot · Verse 4 of 19

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Who taught knowledge by means of the pen,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-

Ahmed Ali

Who taught by the pen,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Who has taught (human) by the pen –

Daryabadi

Who hath taught mankind by the pen -

Faridul Haque

The One Who taught to write with the pen.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Who taught by the pen,

Maulvi Sher Ali

Who taught by the pen,

Muhammad Asad

who has taught [man] the use of the pen

Muhammad Musin Khan

Who has taught (the writing) by the pen [the first person to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch)],

Muhammad Pickthall

Who teacheth by the pen,

Muhammad Sarwar

who, by the pen, taught the human being:.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Who taught (to write) with the pen

Rashad Khalifa

Teaches by means of the pen.

Shabbir Ahmed

Who has taught the use of the pen.

Commentary 96:4 “Who taught knowledge by means of the Pen” is an allusion that the Qur’ânic Message will be spread and taught by means of writing. The Pen is a symbol of…

الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ

96:4 “Who taught knowledge by means of the Pen” is an allusion that the Qur’ânic Message will be spread and taught by means of writing. The Pen is a symbol of the art of writing and for all knowledge recorded by means of writing. This also explains the summon, “Read!” (اقْرَأْ) at the beginning of the chapter.