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At-Tariq (The Morning Star)

Verse 2of 17

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ﴿٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And what can make you know what is the night comer?

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَآwamāAnd what
أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
مَاwhat
ٱلطَّارِقُl-ṭāriquthe night comer (is)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Virtues of Surat At-TariqAn-Nasa'i recorded that Jabir said, "Mu`adh lead the Maghrib prayer and he recited Al-Baqarah and An-Nisa'. So the Prophet said,«أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ يَا مُعَاذُ، مَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ بِالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَنَحْوِهَا؟»(Are you putting the people to trial O Mu`adh! Was it not sufficient for you to recite As-Sama'i wat-Tariq, and Ash-Shamsi wa Duhaha, and something like them)بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ ا...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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