Surat al-'Asr
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العصر Al-‘Aṣr The Declining Day |
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| Classification | Meccan |
| Other names | Eventide, The Epoch, Time, Afternoon, The Flight Of Time, Time through the Ages, Time and Age, |
| Position | Juzʼ 30 |
| No. of Rukus | 1 |
| No. of verses | 3 |
Arabic text · English translation
Sūrat al-‘Aṣr (Arabic: سورة العصر, "The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch, Time") is the 103rd sūrah of the Qur’ān, the Muslim holy book. It contains three āyāt. Surat al-‘Asr is the second shortest sura after al-Kawthar.
This sūrah is a Meccan surah, meaning it was revealed in Mecca, instead of Medina. According to some, it follows sūrah 94 in the chronological order of the Quran.
This sura teaches that all human beings are in loss, except those who have Iman (concept), do righteous deeds and remind others of the Haqq (truth, rights, reality) and remind others of Sabr (patience).
The text of the Sura can be translated as the following:
1. وَالْعَصْرِ
By Time.
2. إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Indeed man is in loss,
3. إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
except those who have faith and do righteous deeds, and enjoin one another to [follow] the truth, and enjoin one another to patience.
This sura is considered the summary of whole Quran by almost all notable classical and modern Islamic scholars including Imam Shafi, Ibn Kathir, Israr Ahmed and Farhat Hashmi.
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