Surah At-Tariq
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Surah At-Tariq is the 86th chapter of the Quran, a short Meccan surah that reflects on the piercing night star and emphasizes God's knowledge of all things and His power to resurrect.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| comes after Surah At-Tariq | 1 |
| the night visitor star (At-Tariq) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Quranic surah ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | 86 ⓘ |
| classification | short surah ⓘ |
| containsOathBy |
the night star
ⓘ
the sky ⓘ |
| describedAs |
a decisive word
ⓘ
a reminder ⓘ |
| follows | Surah Al-Buruj ⓘ |
| juz | 30 ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
certainty of recompense
ⓘ
divine surveillance over human actions ⓘ ineffectiveness of human plots against divine will ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentions |
a guarding angel over every soul
ⓘ
creation from a fluid gushing forth ⓘ the day when secrets are tested ⓘ the earth that cracks open ⓘ the helplessness of humans without any helper ⓘ the power to return (resurrect) ⓘ the splitting of the sky ⓘ |
| name |
At-Tariq
ⓘ
الطارق ⓘ |
| notDescribedAs | a joke ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 17 ⓘ |
| openingWord |
وَالسَّمَاءِ
ⓘ
وَالطَّارِقِ ⓘ |
| partOf | Quran ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| precedes |
Surah Al-A'la
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah Al-Ala
|
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| scriptureSection | Al-Mufassal surahs ⓘ |
| subject |
God’s complete knowledge of all things
ⓘ
accountability before God ⓘ creation of the human being from a gushing fluid ⓘ resurrection and life after death ⓘ the inevitability of the Day of Judgment ⓘ Surah At-Tariq self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
the night visitor star (At-Tariq)
|
| theme |
God as a preserver and watcher over every soul
ⓘ
God’s power to resurrect from the grave ⓘ assurance that God will counter the schemes of deniers ⓘ futility of the plots of disbelievers ⓘ oath by the sky and the night star ⓘ reminder of human origin and weakness ⓘ the Quran as a decisive word ⓘ |
| verseRange | Quran 86:1–17 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the night visitor star (At-Tariq)
this entity surface form:
comes after Surah At-Tariq