96. Surah Al-Alaq (العلق), the 96th chapter of the Qur'an, contains 19 verses. Its title translates directly to "The Clot", "The Congealed Blood", or "The Hanging Clinging Thing", derived from the biological description of the early human embryo in verse 2. This Surah holds an immortal, monumental status in Islamic civilization: its first five verses constitute the absolute dawn of Islamic revelation, marking the exact cosmic moment when the heavens broke centuries of silence and connected with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ inside the Cave of Hira.