At-Tariq
86th chapter of the Qur'an
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Aṭ-Ṭāriq[1] (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 [2]
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.[3]
The verse "Indeed, every soul has no guardian over it" means that no one has absolute authority over a soul—except that it has an angelic guardian who records its good and bad deeds.[3]
Hadith
According to hadith, Muhammad used to recite this surah in Zuhr prayer and Asr prayer.
- Jabir bin Samurah narrated: "For Zuhr and Asr, Allah's Messenger would recite: By the heavens, holding the Buruj (Surah 85) and (By the heavens and At-Tariq) and similar to them."[4][5][6]
- Abu bin Ka’b reported that Muhammad said "Whoever recites Surah At-Tariq, Allah will grant him rewards equal to the number of stars in the Sky, multiplied by Ten good deeds"
- There is a narration from Imam Sadiq which says "Anyone who recites Surah Tariq in his obligatory prayers will have a high rank with Allah in the Hereafter and will be the prophet’s close friend and companion in heaven."
