96:15

Surah Al-'Alaq, ayah 15

Surah Al-'Alaq (chapter 96) · Ayah 15 · Juz 30 · Page 597

Surah Al-'Alaq, ayah 15 (96:15) means: “No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[1952] –” (Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2))

Updated: Nov 10, 2026
Text: Uthmani script (Tanzil)
Translation: Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

96:15

Al-'Alaq · Ayah 15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[1952] –

Translator's notes

[1952] It may also mean "slap him" or "blacken his face at the forelock."

Quran 96:15 (Al-'Alaq) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Text sources

Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0