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Surah Al-Fajr: The Dawn - Complete 30 Verse Study

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🌅 Surah Al-Fajr

Surah Al-Fajr is the 89th chapter of the Quran. It opens with oaths about the dawn and the 10 nights, warns of the fate of past nations, and concludes with the address to the reassured soul.

Part 1: Oaths - Verses 1-5

وَالْفَجْرِ • وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ • وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ • وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ • هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ

Meaning: By the dawn. And by the ten nights. And by the even and the odd. And by the night when it passes. Is there not in that an oath for one of sense?

Tafsir: Allah swears by the dawn, the first 10 nights of Dhul-Hijjah, and the night. These are sacred times for those who reflect.

Part 2: Past Nations - Verses 6-14

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ • إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ • الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ • وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ • وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ • الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ • فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ • فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ • إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ

Meaning: Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad, Eram with lofty pillars, Thamud, and Pharaoh? They transgressed and increased corruption. So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.

Lesson: No tyrant escapes Allah's justice.

Part 3: Human Nature - Verses 15-26

فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ • وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ • كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ • وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ • وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا • وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا • كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا • وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا • وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ • يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي

Meaning: Man misjudges wealth and poverty as signs of honor or humiliation. He neglects orphans and the poor, consumes inheritance, and loves wealth excessively. On the Day of Judgment, he will regret and wish he had prepared for his real life.

Part 4: The Soul - Verses 27-30

يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ • ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً • فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي • وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي

Meaning: O reassured soul, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing to Him. Enter among My servants. Enter My Paradise.

Tafsir: The final address to the soul at peace with Allah. This is the ultimate success.

Action: Strive for a heart content with Allah's decree.

🧠 Quiz

1. What does Allah swear by in verses 1-5?

A. Dawn, 10 nights, even and odd, night

B. Sun, moon, stars

2. Which nations are mentioned?

A. Israel and Egypt

B. Ad, Thamud, and Pharaoh

📜 Related Hadith

"There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days" - the 10 days mentioned in verse 2.

- Sahih Bukhari

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May Allah make us among those with reassured souls. Ameen.