Twelve questions test The Soul That Commands Wrong and The Self-Reproaching Soul. Every answer includes evidence-directed feedback, signed-in attempts are saved and the pass mark i…
States of the Soul and Self-Reckoning · knowledge check
Twelve questions test The Soul That Commands Wrong and The Self-Reproaching Soul. Every answer includes evidence-directed feedback, signed-in attempts are saved and the pass mark is 100% so correction becomes part of the learning.
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Interlinear word study
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ وَمَآwamāAnd not
2أُبَرِّئُubarri-uI absolve
3نَفۡسِيٓۚnafsīmyself
4إِنَّinnaIndeed
5ٱلنَّفۡسَl-nafsathe soul
6لَأَمَّارَةُۢla-ammāratun(is) a certain enjoiner
7بِٱلسُّوٓءِbil-sūiof evil
8إِلَّاillāunless
9مَاmā[that]
10رَحِمَraḥimabestows Mercy
11رَبِّيٓۚrabbīmy Lord
12إِنَّinnaIndeed
13رَبِّيrabbīmy Lord
14غَفُورٞghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
15رَّحِيمٞraḥīmunMost Merciful
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
Compare · M. Pickthall
I do not exculpate myself. Lo! the (human) soul enjoineth unto evil, save that whereon my Lord hath mercy. Lo! my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
"Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human) soul is certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely my Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 12:53. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 1 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَلَآwalāAnd nay
2أُقۡسِمُuq'simuI swear
3بِٱلنَّفۡسِbil-nafsiby the soul
4ٱللَّوَّامَةِl-lawāmatiself-accusing
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Compare · M. Pickthall
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 75:2. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 1 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Begin with the complete Qur’anic or authenticated hadith panel rather than a memory slogan. Identify exactly what it establishes before choosing an answer.
The safest option preserves the wording, sequence and limit shown.
Use every correction as part of the lesson. Reopen the named Qur’anic or hadith panel, identify the missed distinction and explain the corrected answer in one plain sentence before attempting the item again.
Keep three lines in your notes: what the source explicitly says, what this lesson explains, and what remains for qualified review. That structure makes later correction clear rather than embarrassing.
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Review move: Name the source for one question.
Distinguish command and demonstration
Qur’an study · Ash-Shams
Ayah 91:7
✓ Source checkedArabic Qur’an:
وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧
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Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَنَفۡسٖwanafsinAnd (the) soul
2وَمَاwamāand (He) Who
3سَوَّىٰهَاsawwāhāproportioned it
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
Compare · M. Pickthall
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 91:7. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 1 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1فَأَلۡهَمَهَاfa-alhamahāAnd He inspired it
2فُجُورَهَاfujūrahā(to distinguish) its wickedness
3وَتَقۡوَىٰهَاwataqwāhāand its righteousness
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
Compare · M. Pickthall
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 91:8. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 1 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnayou (who)
3ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve
4ٱتَّقُواْittaqūFear
5ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
6وَلۡتَنظُرۡwaltanẓurand let look
7نَفۡسٞnafsunevery soul
8مَّاmāwhat
9قَدَّمَتۡqaddamatit has sent forth
10لِغَدٖۖlighadinfor tomorrow
11وَٱتَّقُواْwa-ittaqūand fear
12ٱللَّهَۚl-lahaAllah
13إِنَّinnaIndeed
14ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
15خَبِيرُۢkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
16بِمَاbimāof what
17تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
O you who have believed, fear Allāh. And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow – and fear Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Aware of what you do.
Compare · M. Pickthall
O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah. And let every soul look to that which it sendeth on before for the morrow. And observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what (provision) He has sent forth for the morrow. Yea, fear Allah: for Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 59:18. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 1 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
A Qur’anic command and Prophetic demonstration belong together but do not become the same source. Later fiqh labels must remain visibly attributed.
Choose the answer that keeps these layers distinct.
A 100% result records mastery of this assessment at this moment. It does not certify legal scholarship or settle a personal case involving health, finance, disability, travel, safeguarding or a recognised school difference.
Read once for meaning and a second time for boundaries. On the second reading, test strong words such as always, never, invalid and required against the complete evidence shown.
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Review move: Label command, demonstration and classification separately.
Follow the sequence calmly
Qur’an study · Ash-Shams
Ayah 91:9
✓ Source checkedArabic Qur’an:
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩
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Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1قَدۡqadIndeed
2أَفۡلَحَaflaḥahe succeeds
3مَنmanwho
4زَكَّىٰهَاzakkāhāpurifies it
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
He has succeeded who purifies it,
Compare · M. Pickthall
He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 91:9. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 1 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَقَدۡwaqadAnd indeed
2خَابَkhābahe fails
3مَنmanwho
4دَسَّىٰهَاdassāhāburies it
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
Compare · M. Pickthall
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And he fails that corrupts it!
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 91:10. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 1 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Prayer is learned through complete, calm actions. Speed, display and extra repetition are not substitutes for the established step.
Prefer the answer that completes the demonstrated action with stillness.
When two answers sound plausible, choose the one that preserves the complete source and its stated boundary. A familiar practice is not made safer by claiming consensus that the evidence record does not establish.
An adult guiding a child should praise careful attention and an honest “I need to ask” answer. The aim is worship with understanding, not performance for the teacher.
This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support before indexing.
Review move: Practise the relevant sequence once slowly.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
2تَقۡفُtaqfupursue
3مَاmāwhat
4لَيۡسَlaysanot
5لَكَlakayou have
6بِهِۦbihiof it
7عِلۡمٌۚʿil'munany knowledge
8إِنَّinnaIndeed
9ٱلسَّمۡعَl-samʿathe hearing
10وَٱلۡبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
11وَٱلۡفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
12كُلُّkulluall
13أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
14كَانَkānawill be
15عَنۡهُʿanhu[about it]
16مَسۡـُٔولٗاmasūlanquestioned
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.
Compare · M. Pickthall
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ قُلۡqulSay
2يَٰعِبَادِيَyāʿibādiyaO My slaves
3ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
4أَسۡرَفُواْasrafūhave transgressed
5عَلَىٰٓʿalāagainst
6أَنفُسِهِمۡanfusihimthemselves
7لَاlā(do) not
8تَقۡنَطُواْtaqnaṭūdespair
9مِنminof
10رَّحۡمَةِraḥmati(the) Mercy
11ٱللَّهِۚl-lahi(of) Allah
12إِنَّinnaIndeed
13ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
14يَغۡفِرُyaghfiruforgives
15ٱلذُّنُوبَl-dhunūbathe sins
16جَمِيعًاۚjamīʿanall
17إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed He
18هُوَhuwaHe
19ٱلۡغَفُورُl-ghafūru(is) the Oft-Forgiving
20ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmuthe Most Merciful
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh forgives all sins.1 Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Compare · M. Pickthall
Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 39:53. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
A general lesson cannot decide every wound, disability, intimate concern, journey or school difference. Privacy and genuine capacity remain part of responsible teaching.
Choose referral when the real case exceeds the displayed evidence.
The saved attempt should show whether the learner missed purpose, sequence, source identity, safety or referral. Adults assigning this check should discuss that category instead of focusing only on the percentage.
If terminology becomes difficult, return to the practical question: what is the learner preparing to do, which step is established here, and what fact about the person or situation could change the answer?
This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support before indexing.
Review move: Write one privacy-safe referral question.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ وَمَآwamāAnd not
2أُبَرِّئُubarri-uI absolve
3نَفۡسِيٓۚnafsīmyself
4إِنَّinnaIndeed
5ٱلنَّفۡسَl-nafsathe soul
6لَأَمَّارَةُۢla-ammāratun(is) a certain enjoiner
7بِٱلسُّوٓءِbil-sūiof evil
8إِلَّاillāunless
9مَاmā[that]
10رَحِمَraḥimabestows Mercy
11رَبِّيٓۚrabbīmy Lord
12إِنَّinnaIndeed
13رَبِّيrabbīmy Lord
14غَفُورٞghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
15رَّحِيمٞraḥīmunMost Merciful
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
Compare · M. Pickthall
I do not exculpate myself. Lo! the (human) soul enjoineth unto evil, save that whereon my Lord hath mercy. Lo! my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
"Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human) soul is certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely my Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 12:53. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 1 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ قُلۡqulSay
2يَٰعِبَادِيَyāʿibādiyaO My slaves
3ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
4أَسۡرَفُواْasrafūhave transgressed
5عَلَىٰٓʿalāagainst
6أَنفُسِهِمۡanfusihimthemselves
7لَاlā(do) not
8تَقۡنَطُواْtaqnaṭūdespair
9مِنminof
10رَّحۡمَةِraḥmati(the) Mercy
11ٱللَّهِۚl-lahi(of) Allah
12إِنَّinnaIndeed
13ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
14يَغۡفِرُyaghfiruforgives
15ٱلذُّنُوبَl-dhunūbathe sins
16جَمِيعًاۚjamīʿanall
17إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed He
18هُوَhuwaHe
19ٱلۡغَفُورُl-ghafūru(is) the Oft-Forgiving
20ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmuthe Most Merciful
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh forgives all sins.1 Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Compare · M. Pickthall
Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 39:53. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
2تَقۡفُtaqfupursue
3مَاmāwhat
4لَيۡسَlaysanot
5لَكَlakayou have
6بِهِۦbihiof it
7عِلۡمٌۚʿil'munany knowledge
8إِنَّinnaIndeed
9ٱلسَّمۡعَl-samʿathe hearing
10وَٱلۡبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
11وَٱلۡفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
12كُلُّkulluall
13أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
14كَانَkānawill be
15عَنۡهُʿanhu[about it]
16مَسۡـُٔولٗاmasūlanquestioned
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.
Compare · M. Pickthall
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Reopen the named locator for every missed answer. State what was confused—purpose, source, sequence, safety or scope—before retrying.
The feedback is teaching, not punishment.
Do not ask a child to make private family, financial, medical or intimate details public. Use neutral examples, route protected questions to an appropriate trusted adult and qualified teacher, and keep every correction calm and proportionate.
A resume point can preserve more than scroll position. Save the last completed step, the unresolved question and the next safe action so the learner can continue without unnecessary repetition.
This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support before indexing.
Review move: Correct each missed distinction in plain language.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
2تَقۡفُtaqfupursue
3مَاmāwhat
4لَيۡسَlaysanot
5لَكَlakayou have
6بِهِۦbihiof it
7عِلۡمٌۚʿil'munany knowledge
8إِنَّinnaIndeed
9ٱلسَّمۡعَl-samʿathe hearing
10وَٱلۡبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
11وَٱلۡفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
12كُلُّkulluall
13أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
14كَانَkānawill be
15عَنۡهُʿanhu[about it]
16مَسۡـُٔولٗاmasūlanquestioned
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.
Compare · M. Pickthall
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ قُلۡqulSay
2يَٰعِبَادِيَyāʿibādiyaO My slaves
3ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
4أَسۡرَفُواْasrafūhave transgressed
5عَلَىٰٓʿalāagainst
6أَنفُسِهِمۡanfusihimthemselves
7لَاlā(do) not
8تَقۡنَطُواْtaqnaṭūdespair
9مِنminof
10رَّحۡمَةِraḥmati(the) Mercy
11ٱللَّهِۚl-lahi(of) Allah
12إِنَّinnaIndeed
13ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
14يَغۡفِرُyaghfiruforgives
15ٱلذُّنُوبَl-dhunūbathe sins
16جَمِيعًاۚjamīʿanall
17إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed He
18هُوَhuwaHe
19ٱلۡغَفُورُl-ghafūru(is) the Oft-Forgiving
20ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmuthe Most Merciful
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh forgives all sins.1 Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Compare · M. Pickthall
Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 39:53. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Passing records mastery of this assessment. Continue practical observation and qualified correction; do not use a score as authority over another person.
Save the corrected distinction and next learning action.
Complete the check without copying from a clipped answer card. The purpose is to build a dependable method: read, distinguish, practise, check once, record and refer when the question exceeds the lesson.
Explain the practice in plain language before using legal vocabulary. If the simple sentence overstates the evidence, a technical Arabic label will not repair it.
This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support before indexing.
Review move: Verify one practical step with a capable teacher.
See exactly where this resource comes fromQur’an, authentic hadith and editorial boundaries are kept distinct
Qur’an evidence
Qur'an-primary; controlled Quran Foundation QPC Hafs panels. Named translations are human renderings and later explanation remains separately attributed. Arabic, word alignment, transliteration and named translations are supplied through the separately labelled Quran Foundation panels.
Hadith evidence
No hadith quotation or paraphrase is used in this resource. The collection and reference are preserved; a named displayed grading is not silently changed into a universal claim.
Teaching explanation
Explanatory prose, examples, diagrams and adult teaching advice are Tawheed Club editorial material. They are never presented as Qur’an, translation, tafsir or words of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him).
Release control
This item must pass source, meaning, language, editorial and release checks. Corrections remain welcome when supported by an exact source locator.
Help a learner master States of the Soul Knowledge Check
Twelve questions test The Soul That Commands Wrong and The Self-Reproaching Soul. Every answer includes evidence-directed feedback, signed-in attempts are saved and the pass mark is 100% so correction becomes part of the learning. Your role is to slow the learning down, keep the exact evidence visible and make it safe for the learner to say, “I am not sure yet.”
Begin with the source
Open the named ayah or hadith before explaining it. Tell the learner whether they are seeing Arabic revelation, a reading aid, a named translation, a hadith translation or editorial teaching.
Invite an answer before helping
Ask one precise question and wait. If the learner struggles, point to the relevant line, narrow the choice or replay the audio before supplying the answer.
Correct with dignity
Praise honest checking and careful effort. Correct the idea or sound without labelling the learner, and never turn a mistake into embarrassment.
01Prepare a focused session
Read States of the Soul Knowledge Check yourself and open every cited source before inviting the learner.
Choose one realistic aim from the mastery statement. Do not try to teach the whole page in one sitting.
Test any Arabic audio. If a sound is outside your confidence, plan to listen together and seek correction from a capable teacher.
Remove distractions and decide when to stop: about 8–10 minutes for a younger child, 15–20 minutes for ages 8–11, or 20–30 minutes for an older learner.
Keep paper optional. If Qur’anic text is printed, follow the respect and waste guidance shown above the ayah panel.
Opening words: “We are going to learn one idea carefully and see exactly where it comes from. We can pause, replay and check the source whenever we need to.”
02Use a source-led teaching conversation
Connect: Ask what the learner already thinks the title means. Record the answer without immediately judging it.
Read or listen: Open the first evidence panel or cited report. Hear the complete Arabic before isolating one word or phrase.
Notice: Ask the learner to identify the exact words that support the first teaching point. A contextual word gloss is a clue; the complete named translation supplies the sentence meaning.
Explain: Read the teaching paragraph. Ask, “Which part came directly from the source, and which part is the writer helping us understand?”
Apply: Choose one practice task. Keep everyday examples within the boundary of the source; do not invent promises, hidden causes or rulings.
Retrieve: Close the explanation and ask the learner to state the idea, evidence locator and one careful application in their own words.
03Questions for this exact resource
“What does Read the controlling source mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 12:53)?”
“What does Distinguish command and demonstration mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 75:2)?”
“Which sentence is revelation or hadith, and which sentence is explanation?”
“What would be an overstatement that the cited source does not allow us to make?”
04Adapt the same truth for different ages
Ages 5–7
Teach one short source phrase and one meaning. Use text cards, colour bands, paths or simple geometric symbols—never a picture of اللّٰه(ALLAH) and never an image that implies His form. Let the child point, match, listen and repeat once or twice.
Ages 8–11
Use two or three evidence cards and ask the learner to match each idea to its locator. Invite a short explanation in their own words, then reopen the source to correct it together.
Ages 12–15
Compare the named English translations where provided. Ask what wording differs, what remains constant, and why a translation must not be called the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Ages 16+ and adults
Require a precise claim, an exact source locator and a stated boundary. Invite the learner to distinguish established meaning from inference and to mark any unresolved question for qualified review.
05Support Arabic without creating false confidence
Listen to the whole ayah or supplication first.
Follow the Arabic from right to left and use the word-level controls only after hearing the complete wording.
Treat transliteration as temporary scaffolding. It cannot reproduce every Arabic sound.
Let the learner echo a short unit, then return it to the full phrase so meaning and pronunciation remain connected.
If neither of you can hear or form a sound confidently, record it for a capable Qur’an or Arabic teacher. Do not manufacture an English substitute and call it exact.
Gentle correction: “Let us listen once more and notice where the sound begins,” protects both accuracy and confidence.
06Choose one useful follow-up
Answer all twelve questions.
Use answer-specific feedback and exact source locators before retrying to 100% mastery.
Complete one task independently before adding another. Adult support should reveal the route, not hide whether the learner can use it.
07Revisit for durable mastery
After 24 hours · five minutes
Ask for the central idea without showing the answer.
Ask the learner to find its source locator.
Replay one Arabic phrase and reconnect it to the complete meaning.
Correct by reopening the source, then end with one successful retrieval.
After seven days · eight minutes
Ask for the idea, source and boundary in the learner’s own words.
Retry the most difficult mastery question.
Apply the idea to one new but appropriate situation.
Record what is secure and what needs another supported attempt.
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