At-Tariq
| الطارق Aṭ-Ṭāriq The Night Star | |
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| Classification | Meccan |
| Other names | The Bright Star, The Night-Star, That Which Comes in the Night, The Nightly Visitant, The Night-comer |
| Position | Juzʼ 30 |
| No. of verses | 17 |
| No. of words | 61 |
| No. of letters | 254 |
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Aṭ-Ṭāriq[1] (Arabic: الطارق, "the Morning Star", "Nightcomer"), is the eighty-sixth sura of the Quran, with 17 ayat or verses. Muslims believe this chapter was revealed in Mecca at a time when the Disbelievers were employing all sorts of devices and plans to defeat and frustrate the message of the Quran and Muhammad.
Summary
[edit]- 1-3 Oath by the star of piercing brightness
- 4 Every soul has its guardian angel
- 5-8 God the Creator, and therefore can raise the dead
- 9-10 The judgment-day shall reveal secret thoughts
- 11-14 Oaths by heaven and earth that the Quran is God’s word
- 15-17 Muhammad exhorted to bear patiently with the unbelievers plotting his ruin [2]
Hadith
[edit]According to hadith, Muhammad used to recite this surah in Zuhr prayer and Asr prayer.
- Jabir bin Samurah narrated: "For Zuhr and Asr, Allah's Messenger would recite: By the heavens, holding the Buruj (Surah 85) and (By the heavens and At-Tariq) and similar to them."[3][4][5]
- Abu bin Ka’b reported that the prophet (peace be upon him) said “Whoever recites Surah At-Tariq, Allah will grant him rewards equal to the number of stars in the Sky, multiplied by Ten good deeds”
- There is a narration from Imam Sadiq which says “Anyone who recites Surah Tariq in his obligatory prayers will have a high rank with Allah in the Hereafter and will be the prophet’s close friend and companion in heaven”. “If recited before taking medicine, then the medicine will be a sure cure. The water in which this Surah has been dissolved should be poured gently on a wound and it will heal with the grace of Allah swt.
References
[edit]- ^ Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Tariq". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Wherry, Elwood Morris (1896). A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ Sunan al-Tirmidhi 307 In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 159 English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 307
- ^ Sunan Abu Dawud 805 In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 415 English translation : Book 3, Hadith 804
- ^ Sunan an-Nasa'i 979 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 104 English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 980
External links
[edit]- Q86:7, 50+ translations, islamawakened.com
- Quran 86 Clear Quran translation
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