Today's verse

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْم

ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻌَﻠﻖ
Chapter 96
Suratul 'Alaq
(The Clot)

Verse 2

Arabic

ﺧَﻠَﻖَﺍﻟْﺈِﻧْﺴَﺎﻥَ ﻣِﻦْﻋَﻠَﻖٍ ٢

Transliteration

Khalaqal insaanoml min 'alaq.

Translation
2. He has created man from a clot.

Tafsir

Allah says,

﴿ﺍﻗْﺮَﺃْ ﻭَﺭَﺑُّﻚَ ﺍﻻٌّﻛْﺮَﻡُ - ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻯ
ﻋَﻠَّﻢَ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻘَﻠَﻢِ - ﻋَﻠَّﻢَ ﺍﻹِﻧﺴَـﻦَ ﻣَﺎ
ﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﻌْﻠَﻢْ ﴾
(Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous. Who has taught by the pen. He has taught man that which he knew not.)

There is a narration that states, "Record knowledge by writing.'' There is also a saying which states, "Whoever
acts according to what he knows, Allah will make him inherit knowledge that he
did not know.''

Tafsir Ibn Kathir