Surah Al-Falaq

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Meccan surah Quranic surah

Surah Al-Falaq is a short Meccan chapter of the Quran that seeks God's protection from all forms of external evil and harm.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Meccan surah → Quranic surah →
addressedTo	Prophet Muhammad →
category	chapters about protection →
chapterType	short surah →
classification	Makki surah →
collectiveNameWithPair	Al-Mu‘awwidhatayn →
containsPhrase	A‘ūdhu bi-Rabbi l-falaq →
followedBy	Surah An-Nas →
juz	30 →
language	Arabic →
name	Al-Falaq →
nameInArabic	سورة الفلق →
numberOfVerses	5 →
openingWord	Qul →
pairedWith	Surah An-Nas →
partOf	Quran →
placeOfRevelation	Mecca →
positionInQuran	113 →
precededBy	Surah Al-Ikhlas →
recitationRecommendedBy	Prophet Muhammad →
recitedFor	protection from envy (hasad) → protection from evil eye → protection from magic → spiritual protection →
revealedInResponseTo	need for protection from harm →
shortDescription	Quranic chapter seeking God’s protection from all forms of external evil and harm →
theme	protection from darkness → protection from envy → protection from external harm → protection from sorcery → protection from the evil of creation → seeking refuge in God from evil →
transliteration	Sūrat al-Falaq →
usedFor	seeking divine protection →
usedIn	daily supplications →
verse1Focus	seeking refuge in the Lord of daybreak →
verse2Focus	evil of created things →
verse3Focus	evil of darkness when it settles →
verse4Focus	evil of sorcerers who blow on knots →
verse5Focus	evil of the envier when he envies →
verseCountType	ayat →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Quran →	hasPart
Surah An-Nas →	isFrequentlyRecitedWith
Surah An-Nas →	isPairedWith
Surah Al-Falaq ("Al-Falaq") →	name
Surah Al-Falaq ("سورة الفلق") →	nameInArabic
Surah Al-Masad →	relatedTo
Surah Al-Falaq ("Sūrat al-Falaq") →	transliteration