Surah Al-A'laa
Chapter 87 · Verse 18 · Revealed in Makkah
“Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
A Statement concerning the People of Success
Allah says,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ (Indeed this is [ written ] in the earlier divine scripts, the scripts of Ibrahim and Musa....87:18, 19] In other words, either all the themes of this Surah or its last theme, that the Hereafter is much better and much more durable than this life, was written in the earlier Divine scriptures. It is further explicated that this theme was written in the scriptures of Prophets Ibrahim and Musa (علیہما السلام) . Probably, it refers to other scriptures that were given to Prophet Musa (علیہ السلام) before Torah. It is also possible that it refers to Torah itself.
Themes of the Scripts of Prophet Ibrahim (علیہ السلام)
What does this verse bring up for you today?