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سورة البلد
Surah Al-Balad
The City
Meccan📖 20 Verses📚 Juz 30#90 of 114
The Sacred City (Mecca)The Two PathsFreeing SlavesFeeding the Orphan & PoorDay of Judgment
✨ Virtues & When to Recite
The 'steep path' of virtuous deeds — freeing slaves, feeding the hungry, caring for orphans — is described as the only worthy climb in this life. A call to active social piety.
📖 About Surah Al-Balad
Al-Balad (The City — Mecca) opens with an oath by the city of Mecca. It reflects on the struggles of human life, urges freeing slaves and feeding the orphan, and describes the two paths — the steep path of goodness or the easy path of worldliness.
Arabic Text & Translation
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