At-Tariq

Surah 86 of the Quran
الطارق
Aṭ-Ṭāriq
The Night Star
ClassificationMeccan
Other namesThe Bright Star, The Night-Star, That Which Comes in the Night, The Nightly Visitant, The Night-comer
PositionJuzʼ 30
No. of verses17
No. of words61
No. of letters254

Aṭ-Ṭāriq (Arabic: الطارق, "the Morning Star", "Nightcomer"), is the eighty-sixth sura of the Quran, with 17 ayat or verses. Muslims generally believe this chapter was revealed in Mecca.

Summary

Exegesis

The name Al-Târiq refers to anything that arrives at night. The star is called Târiq because it appears during the night. Al-Najm Al-Thâqib refers to a shining star that pierces the darkness with its light. Some scholars interpret it as the Pleiades but it could also be a pulsar, while others suggest it may refer to any bright, penetrating star.

The verse "There is no soul but that it has over it a protector" means that every soul has an angelic guardian who records its good and bad deeds.

Hadith

According to hadith, Muhammad used to recite this surah in Zuhr prayer and Asr prayer.

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.
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  4. ↑ Sunan al-Tirmidhi 307 In-book reference  : Book 2, Hadith 159 English translation  : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 307
  5. ↑ Sunan Abu Dawud 805 In-book reference  : Book 2, Hadith 415 English translation  : Book 3, Hadith 804
  6. ↑ Sunan an-Nasa'i 979 In-book reference  : Book 11, Hadith 104 English translation  : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 980
  7. ↑ Shaykh al-Saduq. Thawab al-A'mal wa 'Iqab al-A'mal. Chapter 241, hadith 1 – via Thaqalayn.