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سُورَةُ المُدَّثِّرِ · 74:4
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وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

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And your clothing purify

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Introduction

This is āyah 4 of Sūrat Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One), the 4th sūrah in the traditional order of revelation. It was revealed in the Meccan period and sits within Juzʾ 29. Meccan verses tend to address faith, the oneness of God, and the hereafter.

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Revelation & occasion

Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Period
Meccan
Order revealed
4 of 114
Surah
Al-Muddaththir (74)
Occasion of revelation · Al-Wahidi

(O thou enveloped in thy cloak�) [74:1-4]. Abu Ishaq Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Muqri� informed us> �Abd al-Malik ibn al-Walid> his father> al-Awza�i> Yahya ibn Abi Kathir> Abu Salamah> Jabir who related that the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, said to them: �I stayed in Hira� for a month and when my stay came to an end, I came down. As I was in the middle of the valley, I was called. I looked in front and behind me, to my right and to my left, but could not see anyone. I was called once again. I raised my head, and I saw on a throne in midair [i.e. Gabriel peace be upon him]. I said: �Wrap me up, wrap me up!� And they threw water over me. Allah, glorified and majestic is He, then revealed (O thou enveloped in thy cloak, Arise and warn! Thy Lord magnify, Thy raiment purify)�. Narrated by Muslim> Zuhayr ibn Harb> al-Walid ibn Muslim> al-Awza�i.

Commentary

Tafsir

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Hafiz Ibn Kathir

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ - قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ - وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ - وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ - وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ - وَلَا تَمْنُنْ تَسْتَكْثِرُ - وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ - فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ - فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ - عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ (1. O you enveloped in garments!)(2. Arise and warn!)(3. And magnify your Lord!)(4. And purify your garments!)(5. And keep away from Ar-Rujz!)(6. And give not a thing in order to have more.)(7. And be patient for the sake of your Lord!)(8. Then, when the Naqur is sounded.)(9. Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day.)(10. Far from easy for the disbelievers.) The First Ayat to be revealed after 'Read! It has been confirmed in the Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim on the authority of Abu Salamah that Jabir bin 'Abdullah i…
Provenance

Chains of transmission

Oral — isnād

  1. ~610–632 CERevelation & memorisation

    Received by the Prophet ﷺ and preserved by the ḥuffāẓ (memorisers) among the Companions.

  2. 1st century AHMutawātir transmissionawaiting curation

    Carried by mass-transmission through the generations of qurrāʾ.

  3. TodayLiving chainsawaiting curation

    Continuous ijāzah chains link reciters today back to the Prophet ﷺ.

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Written — the manuscript record

  1. ~650 CEʿUthmānic codicesawaiting curation

    The standardised muṣḥaf sent to the great cities (e.g. the Topkapı and Samarqand codices).

  2. 8th–10th c.Early Ḥijāzī & Kūfic foliosawaiting curation

    Surviving leaves in Birmingham, Sanaa, Paris (BnF) and beyond.

  3. Modern printModern printawaiting curation

    The 1924 Cairo edition → today: the standard printed muṣḥaf used worldwide.

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