What is Surah Mulk?
Surah Mulk is one of the great Surahs that was revealed on Allah’s Messenger Muhammad (SAW) in Mecca. Allah Almighty started this Surah with His glorification when He said:بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Which means that only Allah has everything, controls everything, and can do what He wants.Ahadith related to Surah Mulk:
There are many Ahadith that are related to this Surah, and we will mention some of them.● Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said:
قال رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم: مَن قرأ حرفًا من كتاب الله فله به حسنة، والحسنة بعشر أمثالها، لا أقول: ألف لام ميم حرف، ألفٌ حرفٌ، ولامٌ حرفٌ، وميمٌ حرفٌ
Actually, this Hadith is related to the whole of the Quran, not only Surah Mulk.The meaning of this Hadith is:
Allah will reward everyone for each letter of the Quran recitation, and the reward will be multiplied by ten. Don’t consider Alif laam meem is a letter, but Alif is a letter, laam is a letter, and Meem is a letter. It is a golden opportunity to recite the words of Allah, and get the promised reward.● There is another Hadith that specifically related to Surah Mulk, this Hadith is:
«إن سورة في القرآن ثلاثون آية شفعت لرجل حتى غفر له وهي تبارك الذي بيده الملك»
In this Hadith, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said that there is one Surah of the Holy Quran that interceded for a man till Allah forgave him, this Surah is Surah Mulk.● Also Abdu Allah Ibn Masoud said:
من قرأ تبارك الذي بيده الملك كل ليلة منعه الله بها من عذاب القبر ، وكنا في عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نسميها المانعة ، وإنها في كتاب الله سورة من قرأ بها في كل ليلة فقد أكثر وأطاب .
This Hadith means that reciting Surah Mulk everyday protects us from the torment of the grave. He also said that: we used to call this Surah with “Al mani’ah”.” سورة تبارك عي المانعه من عذاب القبر “
Our beloved Prophet (SAW) had also advised us to recite it as it will be our protection from the torment of the grave (for this reason it is called “Al Mani’ah”).