Surah Al-Falaq

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

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Surah Al-Falaq canonical 7
Al-Falaq 2
SurahAl-Falaq 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah
Quranic surah
addressedTo Muhammad
surface form: 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 Surah Al-Falaq self-linksurface differs
surface form: Al-Falaq
nameInArabic Surah Al-Falaq self-linksurface differs
surface form: سورة الفلق
numberOfVerses 5
openingWord Qul
pairedWith Surah An-Nas
partOf Quran
placeOfRevelation Mecca
positionInQuran 113
precededBy Surah Al-Ikhlas
recitationRecommendedBy Muhammad
surface form: 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 Surah Al-Falaq self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quran hasPart Surah Al-Falaq
Surah Al-Masad relatedTo Surah Al-Falaq
Surah Al-Falaq name Surah Al-Falaq self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Al-Falaq
Surah Al-Falaq nameInArabic Surah Al-Falaq self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: سورة الفلق
Surah Al-Falaq transliteration Surah Al-Falaq self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sūrat al-Falaq
Surah An-Nas isPairedWith Surah Al-Falaq
Surah An-Nas isFrequentlyRecitedWith Surah Al-Falaq
Al-Mufassal surahs includes Surah Al-Falaq
Juz Amma containsSurah Surah Al-Falaq
Al-Mu‘awwidhatayn refersTo Surah Al-Falaq
Al-Mu‘awwidhatayn componentSurahName Surah Al-Falaq
this entity surface form: Al-Falaq
The Mankind oftenRecitedWith Surah Al-Falaq
this entity surface form: SurahAl-Falaq