سُورَةُ الطَّارِق

At-Tariq, The Night Visitor

The eighty-sixth surah of the Qur'an, 17 ayahs, revealed in Makkah. Its name means anything that comes by night.

The piercing star, shining through the night above the dunes (86:3)

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

By the sky and the night visitor. (86:1)

The surah, ayah by ayah

Ayah 17Ayah 1

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Three themes

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