The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 577
PT. 30 CH. 113 (AL-FALAQ) 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 7 سُورَةُ الْفَلَقِ مَدَنِيَّةُ ۱۱۳ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَة وَ مِنْ شَرِ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ 2. Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn,” b4871 3. From the evil of that which He has created, 4. And from the evil of darkness when it overspreads,45 4872 4871. Important Words: "See 1:1. 6:96. (dawn) is subs. noun from They say i. e. He (God) made the dawn to break. 'Ali, the Holy Prophet's Fourth Successor used generally to swear by the words By Him Who. . والذي فلق الحبة و برأ النسمة clove the grain, making it to germinate and Who created man or the soul. among other things means, the daybreak or dawn; the whole creation; Hell; the plain appearance of the truth after it had been dubious; a low or depressed place of the earth between two hills; an elevated ground (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: A believer is enjoined to invoke the protection of God, the Lord of. In view of different meanings of the word, he is told to pray: (1) That when the night of darkness over Islam has passed away and the morning of its bright future dawns, its sun should continue to shine till it reaches the Meridian. (2) That God might protect him from the hidden and manifest evil of all that He has created, including the evils of heredity, bad environment, defective education or other corrupting influences. (3) That God should save him from the torments of Hell in this life and in the Hereafter. (4) That God should enable him to avoid extremes and to adopt the middle course in all things which is the safest course, since the idea implied in is development by degrees and in stages. See also v. 6 below. 3473 4872. Commentary: غسق darkness is derived from) فاسق which means, it became dark or intensely dark. means, the غسق اللبن. eyes flowed with water means, the milk poured fourth from the udder. means, the night; darkness; the Pleiades when it sets; the moon when it is eclipsed; the sun when it sets; the day when it enters