☪️ Quran: Chapter 95 The Fig Al Tin سورة التين

Revelation place: Mecca

Revelation order: 28

Number of verses: 8

Summary:Surah At-Tīn is a Meccan surah that opens with a series of meaningful oaths, invoking sacred places and symbols:

“By the fig and the olive, and [by] Mount Sinai, and [by] this secure city [Makkah].” (95:1–3)

These symbols carry deep spiritual significance:

• The fig and olive  associated with the lands of earlier prophets, such as Jerusalem.

• Mount Sinai where Allah spoke to Prophet Musa (Moses).

• Makkah where the final message was revealed to Prophet Muhammad.

These places symbolize the continuity of divine revelation throughout history.

Then Allah declares a profound truth about human nature:

“We have certainly created man in the best of stature.” (95:4)

Humans are created with noble form, intellect, free will, and the ability to rise in spiritual rank through faith and righteousness. But this nobility is not guaranteed it requires moral choice.

“Then We return him to the lowest of the low, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.” (95:5–6)

Those who reject guidance fall from their elevated state to moral degradation. But those who believe and act righteously are promised eternal reward with no end.

Allah then confronts human denial:

“So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?” (95:7)

If humans are created nobly, have been sent revelation, and see signs all around them why deny accountability?

The surah ends with a clear, powerful statement:

“Is not Allah the most just of judges?” (95:8)

This is both a comfort to the believers and a warning to the deniers: divine justice is certain and inescapable.

Key Embedded Themes:

• Sacred Oaths: Connection between past revelations and the final message.

• Human Nobility: Created in the best form, with the capacity for righteousness.

• Moral Fall: Without faith and good deeds, humans fall into degradation.

• Accountability: Denial of judgment contradicts both reason and revelation.

• Divine Justice: Allah’s judgment is ultimate and perfect.

Essence:At-Tīn is a surah of dignity, responsibility, and divine justice. It reminds humans of their noble creation and the moral path that leads to eternal reward. It also warns that denying the Hereafter is denying both one’s own nature and the justice of Allah.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the condemned.

With the name of Allah, the Gracious the Merciful

1- And by the figs and the olives (Ancient and symbolic, Olives are a symbol  and guidance, and figs are a symbol of livelihood and goodness in the historical areas where they grow)

2- And by Mount Sina (Mountain with the fruitful trees were God called Moses.)

3- And that secure city (Mecca, Kabba)

4- Indeed, We created human in the best statured (A body that enables him to carry out his responsibilities on earth and not just in physical form, but rather the innate ability to think, distinguish, choose and make decisions)

5- Then We return him to the lowest of low (who deviate from his created stature, innate creation and the religion that has been explained to him)

6- Except those who believed and did righteousness, for them wages, uninterrupted

7- So, who denies afterward, the religion (Resurrection, judgement, recompense)

8- Is not Allah The Most Just of the judges ? (The master and wise management of creation, and establish Resurrection and judgment for the ultimate justice)

Disclaimer:

The Holy Quran, in its essence, is a divine revelation that can only be fully appreciated in its original Arabic language. Any translation or interpretation, including the one presented here, is not and cannot be a replacement for the Arabic Holy Quran. I intended to offer an English rendering that remains faithful to the original Arabic. I am neither a scholar nor do I possess any formal Islamic qualifications. My approach to this translation is empirical, drawing upon my readings of selected scholarly interpretations, personal experiences, and understanding of the Holy Quran as a Muslim native Arabic speaker.