سُورَةُ عَبَسَ

'Abasa, He Frowned

The eightieth surah of the Qur'an, 42 ayahs, revealed in Makkah.

Let man look at his food: the palm, the olive, the vine and the grain (80:24–29)

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

He frowned and turned away, because the blind man came to him. (80:1–2)

The surah, ayah by ayah

Ayah 42Ayah 1

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