At-Tariq
86th chapter of the Qur'an
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
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
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 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.
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