Surah Al-Asr
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Surah Al-Asr is a short Meccan chapter of the Quran that emphasizes the importance of faith, righteous deeds, mutual encouragement to truth, and patience as the keys to human salvation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
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Quranic surah → |
| addresses | all humankind → |
| associatedWith |
Islamic concept of time
→
Islamic ethics → |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard Quranic text → |
| centralTheme |
faith and righteous deeds
→
mutual enjoining of patience → mutual enjoining of truth → the value of time → universal human loss except for the righteous → |
| chapterNumber | 103 → |
| containsKeyConcept |
iman (faith)
→
tawasaw bil-haqq (mutual enjoining of truth) → tawasaw bis-sabr (mutual enjoining of patience) → ‘amal salih (righteous deeds) → |
| emphasizes |
encouraging one another to patience
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encouraging one another to truth → importance of iman (faith) → performance of righteous deeds → |
| genre | didactic revelation → |
| isOften |
memorized by Muslims
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recited in daily prayers → recited in gatherings as a reminder → |
| language | Arabic → |
| lengthCategory | one of the shortest surahs in the Quran → |
| liturgicalUse |
recited in Salah (ritual prayer)
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recited in sermons and admonitions → |
| moralTeaching |
combine belief with action
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practice and promote patience → support others in truth → use time wisely → |
| name |
Al-‘Asr
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By Time → Al-‘Asr →
surface form: "Wal-‘Asr"
|
| numberOfVerses | 3 → |
| opensWith | oath by time → |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca → |
| positionInQuran | 103 → |
| religiousTradition | Islam → |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
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surface form: "Prophet Muhammad"
|
| scripture | Quran → |
| structure | oath followed by statement of loss and exception → |
| teaches |
most people are in a state of loss
→
salvation is conditional on faith and good deeds → salvation requires mutual support in truth and patience → |
| usedAs | summary of Islamic worldview on success and loss → |
| verseCountType | short surah → |