☪️ Quran: Chapter 113 The Day Break – Al Falaq سورة الفلق

Revelation place: Mecca

Revelation order: 20

Number of verses: 5

Theme: Seeking refuge in Allah from external harms — darkness, envy, sorcery, and hidden evils.

Subjects: Protection · Supplication · Evil Forces · Envy · Faith in Allah

Summary:Surah Al-Falaq is one of the two “Muʿawwidhatayn” (the two chapters of seeking refuge) along with Surah 114.

It is a powerful supplication revealed to teach believers how to seek protection in Allah alone from all kinds of external harm.

“Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak.’” (113:1)

• Al-Falaq means the daybreak  the moment when light pierces darkness.

• It symbolizes relief after hardship and safety after fear.

• Allah is the Lord of light, the One who can protect from every hidden danger.

“From the evil of what He created.” (113:2)This is a general comprehensive protection from:

• Any harm within creation humans, animals, jinn, natural events.

• Visible and invisible dangers.

“And from the evil of darkness when it settles.” (113:3)

• Night often conceals harm and fear.

• It is also a metaphor for any hidden evil that strikes from the unseen.

“And from the evil of the blowers in knots.” (113:4)

• Refers to those who practice sorcery, witchcraft, or black magic.

• Protection is sought against spiritual manipulation and hidden harm.

“And from the evil of an envier when he envies.” (113:5)

• Envy (ḥasad) can lead to real harm both through action and spiritual effects.

• Allah commands seeking refuge not from envy itself, but from the envier when acting with envy.

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Key Embedded Themes:

• Allah as Protector: True safety is only in turning to Allah.

• Comprehensive Protection: Covers physical, spiritual, and unseen threats.

• Light vs. Darkness: Symbolic of safety versus danger.

• Reality of Envy & Sorcery: Affirming their existence but stressing Allah’s supreme protection.

• Practical Supplication: A chapter often recited for daily protection.

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Virtues of Al-Falaq:

• The Prophet would recite it with Surah An-Nās every night before sleeping.

• He would blow into his hands and wipe over his body for protection. (Bukhārī, Muslim)

• It is part of daily adhkār (remembrances) for safeguarding oneself.

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Essence:Al-Falaq is a surah of spiritual defense and trust. It teaches believers to turn directly to Allah for refuge from all external harms physical, unseen, and human. Just as dawn overcomes night, Allah’s protection overcomes every evil.

Seek refuge from Allah from the envious plotting forces of the seen and unseen evil , as opposition and burning rage, evil and harmful plotting against the prophet and his followers grew very intense by the polytheists, the hypocrites and the Jews, whom were desperately seeking all means to crush the messenger and his message.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the condemned.

1-    Say, I seek refuge from God of the daybreak (The new daybreak, splitting the day and night with all its unknown events. The creator of all creation and what split from it of good and evil)

2-    From the evil of that what He created. (The evil side of his creation)

3-    And the evil of darkness when it enters (Deep Darkness of the night and times e.g. oppression by an evil ruler or person  lurking and plotting in unseen, and darkness)

4-    And from the evil of those who breathe in the knots (Incite and promote  evil complications, quietly cunningly and strongly add fuel to fire, that is from both Satan and humans)

5-    And from the evil of envier if he envies (Acts of envy, Jealousy, grudge as a strong evil inducer that if acted upon can lead to harming others, and also its inner feelings that can afflict the envious person with self-harm e.g. anxiety, depression, etc..)

Disclaimer

The Holy Quran can only be read in its original Arabic language. No translation or interpretation of the Holy Quran can be used as a replacement for the Arabic Holy Quran. I am not a scholar nor do I have any Islamic diplomas. I have tried to provide a Quran translation and contemplations that are faithful to the Quranic Arabic language using an empirical approach that is based on my readings of selected scholars’ interpretations, my personal experiences, and my understanding of The Holy Quran as a Muslim native Arabic speaker.