AL QURAN .. SURAH AL ALAQ - RECITE IN THE NAME OF YOUR LORD ..

The phrase

 "Recite in the name of your Lord" 

is actually the opening verse of Surah Al-Alaq

 (Chapter 96, Verse 1), 

This specific verse marks the very first revelation given to the Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel.

Clarifying the Two Surah

Surah Al-Alaq 

(The Clot - Chapter 96): 

Contains the exact words you mentioned:

 "Recite in the name of your Lord who created" 

(اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ).


 Surah Al-Isra focuses on the Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad.

Surah Al-Alaq (Verses 1-5)

These were the very first words of the Quran revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Jibril (Gabriel).

In Arabic:

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَخَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍاقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُالَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِعَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Read! 

In the name of your Lord Who created.

Created man from a clot.

Read!

 And your Lord is the Most Generous.

Who taught by the pen.

Taught man that which he knew not.

Meaning:

This passage tells us to seek knowledge. 

"Taught by the pen" means that writing and learning are special gifts from God.

Surah Al-Isra (Chapter 17)

If you meant Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey), it focuses on the miraculous night travel of the Prophet from Makkah to Jerusalem.

 It teaches vital moral lessons:

Honoring parents:

 Be kind and respectful to your mother and father in their old age.

Helping others: 

Give to relatives, the poor, and travelers, but do not waste money.

Humility:

 Do not walk on the earth with pride or arrogance
 

WALLAHU A'LAM ..