At-Tariq

At-Tariq

At-Tariq

86th chapter of the Qur'an


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 sent to Muhammad when he was in Mecca.

Quick Facts الطارق‎ Aṭ-Ṭāriq The Night Star, Classification ...

Summary

  • 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

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]

References

  1. Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Tariq". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. Wherry, Elwood Morris (1896). A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Sunan al-Tirmidhi 307 In-book reference  : Book 2, Hadith 159 English translation  : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 307
  4. Sunan Abu Dawud 805 In-book reference  : Book 2, Hadith 415 English translation  : Book 3, Hadith 804
  5. Sunan an-Nasa'i 979 In-book reference  : Book 11, Hadith 104 English translation  : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 980

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