- Source: At-Tariq
Aṭ-Ṭāriq (Arabic: الطارق, "the Morning Star", "Nightcomer"), is the eighty-sixth sura of the Quran, with 17 ayat or verses. Muslims believe this chapter was revealed in Mecca at a time when the Disbelievers were employing all sorts of devices and plans to defeat and frustrate the message of the Quran and Muhammad.
Summary
1-3 Oath by the star of piercing brightness
4 Every soul has its guardian angel
5-8 God the Creator, and therefore can raise the dead
9-10 The judgment-day shall reveal secret thoughts
11-14 Oaths by heaven and earth that the Quran is God’s word
15-17 Muhammad exhorted to bear patiently with the unbelievers plotting his ruin
Hadith
According to hadith, Muhammad used to recite this surah in Zuhr prayer and Asr prayer.
Jabir bin Samurah narrated: "For Zuhr and Asr, Allah's Messenger would recite: By the heavens, holding the Buruj (Surah 85) and (By the heavens and At-Tariq) and similar to them."
Abu bin Ka’b reported that the prophet (peace be upon him) said “Whoever recites Surah At-Tariq, Allah will grant him rewards equal to the number of stars in the Sky, multiplied by Ten good deeds”
There is a narration from Imam Sadiq which says “Anyone who recites Surah Tariq in his obligatory prayers will have a high rank with Allah in the Hereafter and will be the prophet’s close friend and companion in heaven”. “If recited before taking medicine, then the medicine will be a sure cure. The water in which this Surah has been dissolved should be poured gently on a wound and it will heal with the grace of Allah swt.
References
External links
Q86:7, 50+ translations, islamawakened.com
Quran 86 Clear Quran translation