وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ And to save me from the mischief of all those who blow upon the knots of mutual relationships, intending to…
It has previously been explained in the commentary of قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ * مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ (Qul A‘ūdhu bi Rabb…
وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ And to be protected against all the mischiefs of the one that causes darkness when it overspreads. Key…
Sūrah (Chapter) al-Falaq and Sūrah (Chapter) al-Nās are also referred to as al-Mu‘awwidhatān,i.e. those chapters through reciting which one seeks the protection of Allah the Almighty. This name…
ο قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ اَلْفَلَقِ ο مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ We enjoin Muslims of all times that you continuously proclaim to others: I seek…
As previously mentioned in the commentary on Sūrah al-Ikhlāṣ, the final three chapters are collectively a summary of the Holy As…
There is a narration in Muslim, al-Tirmidhī and al-Nasā’ī: ‘Upon receiving the revelation of Sūrah al-Falaq and Sūrah al-Nās the Holy Prophet (sa) remarked, “There have been such unique verses…
سورَةُ الْفَلَقِ مَدَنِيَّةٌ وَهِيَ سِتُّ آيَاتٍ مَعَ البَسْمَلَةِ Sūrah al-Falaq is of Medinan origin. Including bismillāh, it has six verses. (1) (1) According to Ḥassān, ‘Aṭa’,…
Commentators say that the verse: وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ (wa lam yakun lahū kufuwan aḥad) is placed here to reiterate…
وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَد And He [Allah] has no partner (with respect to His attributes). Key Word Analysis كُفُوًا (Kufuwan)…