Revealed during the middle Makkan period when the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was enduring immense physical and psychological strain from his intense night vigils and the burden of his mission, Surah Ta-Ha was sent down as a profound source of spiritual relief, explicitly opening with the divine reassurance that the Quran was not revealed to cause him overwhelming distress. The heart of the chapter is dominated by a deeply detailed, sweeping narrative of Prophet Moses (Musa)—from his awe-inspiring, intimate encounter with the divine at the burning bush in the sacred valley of Tuwa, to his terrifying confrontation with the tyrannical Pharaoh. It vividly captures the monumental moment of truth when Pharaoh's elite sorcerers immediately fell into prostration, courageously choosing faith and execution over worldly reward after witnessing the absolute reality of God's power. Beyond the external struggle against tyranny, the Surah intricately explores internal human weakness by detailing the Israelites' tragic lapse into idolatry with the golden calf under the influence of Samiri, while also tracing the origins of human forgetfulness back to Prophet Adam's slip in Paradise. Ultimately, the chapter serves as a powerful psychological warning that turning away from the remembrance of God leads to a suffocating, depressed existence in this world and blindness in the next, cementing the explicit command to establish regular prayer and patience as the ultimate anchors for the soul amidst the fleeting turbulence of worldly life.
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Taha
Translation
Ta, Ha
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Ma anzalna AAalayka alqurana litashqa
Translation
We did not reveal the Quran to you to make you suffer
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Illa tathkiratan liman yakhsha
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But only as a reminder for him who fears
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Tanzeelan mimman khalaqa alarda waalssamawati alAAula
Translation
A revelation from He who created the earth and the high heavens
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Alrrahmanu AAala alAAarshi istawa
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The Most Merciful; on the Throne He settled
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Lahu ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi wama baynahuma wama tahta alththara
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To Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, and everything beneath the soil
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Wain tajhar bialqawli fainnahu yaAAlamu alssirra waakhfa
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If you speak aloud—He knows the secret, and the most hidden
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Allahu la ilaha illa huwa lahu alasmao alhusna
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God, there is no god but He, His are the Most Beautiful Names
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Wahal ataka hadeethu moosa
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Has the story of Moses reached you
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Ith raa naran faqala liahlihi omkuthoo innee anastu naran laAAallee ateekum minha biqabasin aw ajidu AAala alnnari hudan
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When he saw a fire, he said to his family, “Stay; I have noticed a fire; Perhaps I can bring you a torch therefrom, or find some guidance by the fire.”
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Falamma ataha noodiya ya moosa
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Then, when he reached it, he was called, “O Moses
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Innee ana rabbuka faikhlaAA naAAlayka innaka bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan
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I—I am your Lord. Take off your shoes. You are in the sacred valley of Tuwa
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Waana ikhtartuka faistamiAA lima yooha
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I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed
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Innanee ana Allahu la ilaha illa ana faoAAbudnee waaqimi alssalata lithikree
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I—I am God. There is no God but I. So serve Me, and practice the prayer for My remembrance
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Inna alssaAAata atiyatun akadu okhfeeha litujza kullu nafsin bima tasAAa
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The Hour is coming—but I keep it almost hidden—so that each soul will be paid for what it endeavors
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Fala yasuddannaka AAanha man la yuminu biha waittabaAAa hawahu fatarda
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And do not let him who denies it and follows his desire turn you away from it, lest you fall
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Wama tilka biyameenika ya moosa
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And what is that in your right-hand, O Moses?”
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Qala hiya AAasaya atawakkao AAalayha waahushshu biha AAala ghanamee waliya feeha maaribu okhra
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He said, “This is my staff. I lean on it, and herd my sheep with it, and I have other uses for it.”
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Qala alqiha ya moosa
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He said, “Throw it, O Moses.”
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Faalqaha faitha hiya hayyatun tasAAa
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So he threw it—thereupon it became a moving serpent