Surah Abasa
Paper-cut picture from Surah Abasa: a closed book with a plain green cover resting on a high carved wooden stand in a clean quiet room, soft light from a window
Abasa 80:11–16

In honoured pages

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ١١ فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ ١٢ فِى صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ ١٣ مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ ١٤ بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍۢ ١٥ كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍۢ ١٦

Surah mind map
The meaning, simply

No! These verses are a reminder, so whoever wills may remember. The Quran is in honoured pages, exalted and purified, carried by angels who write it down, noble and righteous.

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.

Words to understand
تَذْكِرَةٌۭ
a reminder
صُحُفٍۢ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ
honoured pages
مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ
exalted
مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
purified
سَفَرَةٍۢ
angel scribes
بَرَرَةٍۢ
righteous
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