Al-‘Asr
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Al-‘Asr is the 103rd chapter of the Qur’an, a brief Meccan surah emphasizing the importance of faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience in the fleeting span of human life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Qur’anic surah ⓘ chapter of the Qur’an ⓘ short surah ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
the fleeting nature of human life
ⓘ
the importance of faith ⓘ the importance of patience ⓘ the importance of righteous deeds ⓘ the importance of truth ⓘ |
| declares | man is in loss ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
iman (faith)
ⓘ
salih deeds (righteous actions) ⓘ tawasaw bil-haqq (mutual enjoining of truth) ⓘ tawasaw bis-sabr (mutual enjoining of patience) ⓘ |
| followsSurah | At-Takathur ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | العصر ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
The Declining Day
ⓘ
The Epoch ⓘ The Time ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
mutual support in truth and patience
ⓘ
time as a witness to human deeds ⓘ universal human loss except for the faithful and righteous ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfVerses | 3 ⓘ |
| hasQuranNumber | 103 ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration | Al-‘Asr self-link ⓘ |
| isClassifiedAs | Makki surah ⓘ |
| isMemorizedBy | many Muslims ⓘ |
| isOftenRecitedIn | daily prayers ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| isQuotedFor | summarizing Islamic ethics ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
Islamic moral instruction
ⓘ
Qur’anic exegesis discussions on time and ethics ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| opensWith | By time ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| precedesSurah | Al-Humazah ⓘ |
| statesExceptionFor |
those who believe
ⓘ
those who do righteous deeds ⓘ those who enjoin one another to patience ⓘ those who enjoin one another to truth ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wal-‘Asr
this entity surface form:
Al-Asr