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Al-Falaq (The Daybreak)

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ﴿١

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
أَعُوذُaʿūdhuI seek refuge
بِرَبِّbirabbiin (the) Lord
ٱلْفَلَقِl-falaqi(of) the dawn

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Position of Ibn Mas`ud concerning Al-Mu`awwidhataynImam Ahmad recorded from Zirr bin Hubaysh that Ubayy bin Ka`b told him that Ibn Mas`ud did not record the Mu`awwidhatayn in his Mushaf (copy of the Qur'an). So Ubayy said, "I testify that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed me that Jibril said to him,قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ(Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of Al-Falaq.")(113:1) So he said it.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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