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Chapter 113

The Daybreakal-Falaq ( الفلق )

5 verses • revealed at Meccan

»The surah that opens with the mention of God as the Lord of The Daybreak and that teaches one to seek refuge in Him from the evil in creation and from all who envy the blessings of God in others. It takes its name from “the daybreak” (al-falaq) mentioned in verse 1. The surah is used as an invocation against evil.«

The surah is also known as The Dawn, The Rising Day

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Yusuf Ali: In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

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قُل أَعوذُ بِرَبِّ الفَلَقِ

Yusuf Ali

This early Sūra provides the antidote to superstition and fear by teaching us to seek refuge in God from every kind of ill arising from outer nature and from dark and evil plottings and envy on the part of others.
C. 293 | [113:1-5] It is God Who brings forth light from darkness, life and activity from death, spiritual enlightenment from ignorance and superstition. Banish fear, and trust His Providence. No danger, then, from the outer world, no secret plottings from perverted wills, no disturbance of your happiness or good, can affect the fortress of your inmost soul.
Say: I seek refuge1 with the Lord of the Dawn2
  • In God’s created world, there are all kinds of forces and counter-forces, especially those put in motion by beings who have been endowed with some sort of will. The forces of good may be compared to light, and those of evil to darkness. God can cleave the depths of darkness and produce light (6:96), and therefore we should cast off fear and take refuge in divine guidance and goodness.
  • Falaq is the Dawn or Daybreak, the cleaving of darkness and the manifestation of light. This may be understood in various senses: (1) literally, when the darkness of the night is at its worst, rays of light pierce through and produce the dawn; (2) when the darkness of ignorance is at its worst, the light of God pierces through the soul and gives it enlightenment: 24:35; (3) non-existence is darkness, and life and activity may be typified by light. The author and source of all true light is God, and if we seek Him, we are free from ignorance, superstition, fear, and every kind of evil.