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Al-Asr (The Declining Day)

Verse 2of 3

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ﴿٢

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, mankind is in loss,

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānamankind
لَفِىlafī(is) surely, in
خُسْرٍkhus'rinloss

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahHow `Amr bin Al-`As was aware of the Qur'an's Miracle due to this SurahThey have mentioned that `Amr bin Al-`As went to visit Musaylimah Al-Kadhdhab after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was commissioned (as a Prophet) and before `Amr had accepted Islam. Upon his arrival, Musaylimah said to him, "What has been revealed to your friend (Muhammad ﷺ ) during this time" `Amr said, "A short and concise Surah has been revealed to him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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