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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

Ali Unal: IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE ALL-COMPASSIONATE

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قُل أَعوذُ بِرَبِّ الفَلَقِ

Ali Unal

Revealed in Madīnah, and consisting of five verses, this sūrah gets its name from the word al-falaq (the daybreak) in the first verse. It teaches us how to seek refuge in God from every evil to which we may be exposed.
Say: “I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak