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At-Tariq (The Morning Star)

Verse 4of 17

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ﴿٤

Translation (Sahih International)

There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنinNot
كُلُّkullu(is) every
نَفْسٍۢnafsinsoul
لَّمَّاlammābut
عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāover it
حَافِظٌۭḥāfiẓun(is) a protector

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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