This document provides an outline and summary of Surah Al-‘Asr from the Quran. Some key details include:
- The surah takes its name from the mention of "Asr" in verse 1.
- It highlights that most humans are generally in a state of loss, except those who have faith and do righteous deeds.
- It provides background context on when the surah was revealed in Makkah, its structure including the number of verses and words, and where it falls in order of revelation and different methods of reciting the Quran.
- The document also shares information on physical and health benefits that have been discovered from studying and reciting different surahs in the Quran
1. Surah Learning Outlines: HIGHLIGHTS STRUCTURE MESSAGE REFERENCES QUIZ
26th Ramadan, 1441 (19th May, 2020)
Al Quran
Total Surah
114
Total Makkiyah
86 (75.4%)
Total Madniyah
28 (24.6%)
Al Quran (Chapter 103): Surah Al-‘Asr ()العصر
Dr. Jameel G. JargarAl Quran Learning
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2. Name taken from Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word ”Asr”.
103. Surah Al-‘Asr ()العصر Highlights Main Topics
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Ref.: 1
Man is in Loss
Only those are Successful Who are Patient and Truthful
Because of Regret of Past and Fear of Future
3. Translation in Urdu
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Translation in English
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Qira'at
by Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim
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103. Surah Al-‘Asr ()العصر Highlights Listening
(1) 103- Surat Al-'Asr with audio english translation
Sheikh Sudais & Shuraim – YouTube
(1) Surah Al-asr Full II By Sheikh Shuraim With Arabic Text (HD) – YouTube
(1) Surah Al-Asr | Urdu Translation | Mishary Rashid Alafasy – YouTube
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4. 103. Surah Al-‘Asr ()العصر Highlights Elucidation
Tafsir in Urdu
by Ibn e Kaseer
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(Duration 00:02:03)
Surah Quiz
See Slides 11-12
Al- Asr v. 103:1-2
(1) 103 -Sura Al Asr -Full -Tafseer Ibne kaseer (urdu) – YouTube
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5. 1 Name العصر
(Al-’Asr)
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English
Meaning
The Time
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Urdu
Meaning
وقت
(Waqt)
4 Origin, Year
Makkah, 11-6 BH* [Before Hijri] (610-615 AD)
*After Hijri (AH) begins counting from 622 AD, the year Prophet Muhammad ()ﷺ and his followers migrated
from Makkah to Yathrib ( Madinah) .
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Asbāb
al-Nuzūl
(Context)
The Surahs from 67-114 are all Makkiyah Surahs except Surah 98 (Bayyina) & 110
(Al-Nasr). These Surahs is on faith and Allah (')ﷻs message that has come through
His last Prophet Muhammad (.)ﷺ Although these Surahs were revealed at the very
beginning of the Prophet(')ﷺs work in Makkah. These Surahs contain many
prophecies, sometime plainly and sometime in a metaphorical language, about
the success of the truth.
Ref.: 1
103. Surah Al-‘Asr ()العصر Structure Meaning
Ref.: 1, 2
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6. 6
Ayat (verses) 3
Kalimat (words) 14
Huroof (letters) 73
Ref.: 1, 3 & pg. 22-24
Al Quran
Total Ayat: 6236
Al Quran
Total Kalimat: 77797
Al Quran
Total Huroof: 330709
103. Surah Al-‘Asr ()العصر Structure Statistics
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8. 8
Manzil ()منزل
[portion]
• Al Quran text divided into 7 manāzil (portions), for the convenience of those
who read Al Quran in seven days.
• Manzil 7 includes 65 chapters (from Surah 50 to 114), therefore this surah
appears in the seventh Manzil. i.e. 7 / 7
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Juz (ْْء ْزُج) [part]:
Al Quran text divided into
30 ajzāʼ (parts), to read Al
Quran in 30 days.
30th [‘Amma] i.e. 30 / 30
(78:1-40 & 79:1-46 & 80:1-42 & 81:1-29 & 82:1-19 & 83:1-36 & 84:1-25 & 85:1-22
& 86:1-17 & 87:1-19 & 88:1-26 & 89:1-30 & 90:1-20 & 91:1-15 & 92:1-21 & 93:1-
11 & 94:1-8 & 95:1-8 & 96:1-19 & 97:1-5 & 98:1-8 & 99:1-8 & 100:1-11 & 101:1-11
& 102:1-8 & 103:1-3 & 104:1-9 & 105:1-5 & 106:1-4 & 107:1-7 & 108:1-3 &
109:1-6 & 110:1-3 & 111:1-5 & 112:1-4 & 113:1-5 & 114:1-6)
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Hizb ()حزب [Group]:
Al Quran text divided into
60 aḥzāb (groups), to read
Al Quran in 60 days.
60th i.e. 60 / 60
(87:1-19 & 88:1-26 & 89:1-30 & 90:1-20 & 91:1-15 & 92:1-21 & 93:1-11 & 94:1-8
& 95:1-8 & 96:1-19 & 97:1-5 & 98:1-8 & 99:1-8 & 100:1-11 & 101:1-11 & 102:1-8
& 103:1-3 & 104:1-9 & 105:1-5 & 106:1-4 & 107:1-7 & 108:1-3 & 109:1-6 &
110:1-3 & 111:1-5 & 112:1-4 & 113:1-5 & 114:1-6)
103. Surah Al-‘Asr ()العصر Structure Reading
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Arabic Text
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Hindi Text
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The Holy Quran (allahsquran.com)
9. The Surah tells us that human beings are generally losers.
Then it says what is the way to success and salvation.
Ref.: 2
103. Surah Al-‘Asr ()العصر Message
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11. ALLAH ()ﷻ Wants From Us is Progress Not Perfection , so Keep Learning Al Quran
Focus on Improvement, Don’t Stick to Strict Rules and Discipline
1. Characteristics of those who are not in loss, as described in Surat Al-Asr?
Answer: They are the best of creatures.
103. Surah Al-‘Asr ()العصر Quiz
Ref.: STAND UP 4 ISLAM
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Transliteration: Illā Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū Wa `Amilū Aş-Şāliĥāti Wa Tawāşaw Bil-Ĥaqqi Wa Tawāşaw
Biş-Şabri
Translation (Sahih International): (Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds
and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.)
Explanation:
Surah 103:verse 3
12. ALLAH ()ﷻ Wants From Us is Progress Not Perfection , so Keep Learning Al Quran
Focus on Improvement, Don’t Stick to Strict Rules and Discipline
103. Surah Al-‘Asr ()العصر Quiz
Ref.: STAND UP 4 ISLAM
2. Quote Surat Al-Asr?
Answer: By the time, Man is in loss.
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Transliteration: Wa Al-`Aşri
Translation (Sahih International): ( By time,)
Explanation:
Surah 103:verse 1-2
Transliteration: 'Inna Al-'Insāna Lafī Khusrin
Translation (Sahih International): ( Indeed, mankind is in loss,)
13. Did you know?
Ref: Secrets / Effects of Al Quran Learning/Listening on Human Physiology
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Surah 7 (Al Aaraf)
14. Did you know?
Ref: Physiology/Secrets of the Heart 14
Surah 22
(Al Hajj)
16. The following verse refers to the creation of human beings from water: “It is He Who has
Created man from water: Then has He established Relationships of lineage And marriage: for
thy Lord Has power (over all things).” [Al-Qur’an 25:54]
Did you know?
Ref The Qur'aan And Human Physiology (Body Fluids) 16
Surah 25 (Al Furqan)
17. Human Embyogenesis
Al Quran References:
Surah Al Muminun (23:12-14)
Surah Az Zumar (39:6)
Surah Nuh (71:14)
The Qur’an mentions that human development passes through a
number of distinct stages (Surah Az Zumar, 39:6 and Surah Nuh,
71:14). These stages are descriptive of the embryo’s external
appearance and have been assigned the following names as we read
in Surah Al-Mu’minoon, 23: 12-14.
Ref: Embryology in the Qur’an
Did you know?
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18. It is the journey of creation which Allah, the Almighty, ordered us to contemplate at,
to realize Allah's blessing bestowed upon us and what beautiful when the believer
lives submissively, even for seconds, when he sees the power of Allah is reflected in
the creation of the fetus in his mother's womb. All praises to you Allah! Who created
us in the most beautiful, most magnificent and best form, and granted us your
blessings, the apparent and the hidden. You are more knowing of us than ourselves;
you have talked to us in your glorious book saying: “He knows you well when He
created you from the earth, and when you were fetuses in your mothers’ wombs. So
ascribe not purity to yourselves. He knows best him who fears Allâh and keeps his
duty to Him" Surah An-Najm [The Gathering], 53:32. Oh Allah, we shall neither
ascribe purity to ourselves nor to anyone else, as you are more knowing of our
doings and more knowing of what fits our situation, so prepare for us a knowledge
that gives us benefit and makes us closer to you. Ref: Secrets of Quran Miracles
Did you know?
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Picture calling to praise Allah
19. DNA --- The genetic codeDNA is a macromolecule located at the nucleus of
every cell of our body, it contains more than
three thousands millions information! It also
contains the systems needed for cell
reproduction and the information that guarantee
cellular health and body health in general. One of
Allah’s secrets bestowed in DNA is that nobody
can have DNA similar to another one, therefore it
is considered as a perfect genetic fingerprint to
identify any person and distinguish him form
others.is it a coincidence? Allah Almighty says
about Himself: (He is Allah, the Creator, the
Inventor of all things, and the Bestower of forms.
To Him belong the Best Names) Surah Al-Hashr
[The Gathering], 59: 24.
Ref: Secrets of Quran Miracles
Did you know?
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20. There are many benefits in the fig fruit that were mentioned in the Glorious Quran,
and rather Allah, the Almighty took an oath by it. The most important of which is that
fig is very rich in minerals. It is also very useful in the prevention of cancer. It also acts
as tonic for the cells; it delays the aging process and contains a substance excreted by
the brain which is very vital material and necessary for the function of the heart,
brain and organs of the body. It is necessary to take few pieces of figs after the age of
35 to supply the body with this item that is necessary for its vitality. Some research
also confirms that the leaves of the cactus benefit diabetic patients. Does not this
fruit deserve to be taken oath with by Allah, the Almighty and even a special Sura;
chapter in the Quran to be named after it. Allah stated in Glorious Quran, Al-Tin [The
Fig] 95:1-4, ‘By the Fig and the Olive, And the Mount of Sinai, And this City of
security,- We have indeed created man in the best of moulds’.
Ref: Secrets of Quran Miracles
Did you know?
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Fig is a nutrition and medicine
21. Ref: Secrets of Quran Miracles
Did you know?
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A recent British study has found that the growth of the brain lasts until almost the age of forty
and then it stops afterwards. Another study affirms that the mental capacities start to
deteriorate after the age of forty. Amazingly, the holy Qur’an says that man reaches the age of
full strength when he becomes forty and then consequently starts deteriorating after wards.
Allah, the almighty says in the holy Qur'an:
“We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain did his mother bear him, and in
pain did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty
months. At length, when he reaches the age of full strength and attains forty years, he says,
"O my Lord! Grant me that I may be grateful for Thy favour which Thou has bestowed upon
me, and upon both my parents, and that I may work righteousness such as Thou mayest
approve; and be gracious to me in my issue. Truly have I turned to Thee and truly do I bow (to
Thee) in Islam."” Ahqaf: 46: 15
Our question to all skeptics of the message of Islam is how Prophet Mohammad, PBUH, knew
that the age of forty is the separating line between the completion of mental capacities and
the deterioration of such capacities.
The Age of Forty
22. Did you know?
Explanation About Total number of Ayat (verses) in Al Quran (Click Here)
Scholars have different opinions about the number of the Quranic verses.
But this conflict is just about “numerating” the verses.
Here are some points about the difference:
a) Some scholars numerated the long sentences as 2 or 3 verses, while some others regarded
them as 1 whole verse.
b) Besides, Shafii scholars regarded “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim” as a part of each sura and
didn’t numerate them. But the Hanafi scholarsregarded each “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim”
as specific verses, so counted them.
c) It’s the same about the hurooful muqattaa (some secret letters which are written in the
beginning of some suras like ”Ya sin, ha mim”.) Some scholars numerated them as specific
verses, while the others not.
The number of the verses according to Scholars:
Ibn-i-Abbas (RA): 6616
Nafi (RA): 6217
Shayba (RA): 6214
Scholars of Egypt (RA): 6226
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23. Zamahshari (RA) (the genius Eloquence Scholar of the Arabic language and literature): 6666.
Bediuzzaman, mujaddid (the reformer) of the 13 century, also has the opinion of 6666 verses.
Ibn-i Huzeyme (one of the big imams) made the following explanations on “6666” issue while
handling the “Quran’s miracle of number” topic of his book titled “An Nasih wa’l Mansuh”:
1) 1000 verses about Promising (wa’ad)
2) 1000 about Threat (wa’id)
3) 1000 Command (amr) verses
4) 1000 Forbiddance (nahy) verses
5) 1000 Information and Story verses
6) 1000 Warning and Example verses
7) 500 verses about Ruling
8) 100 verses about Invocation and Glorification
9) 66 “nasih and mansuh” ("the Abrogating and Abrogated") verses
Totally there are 6666 verses in the Quran
Consequently, the expression “Quran has 6666 verses.” is based on the mentioned points.
Did you know?
(1000+1000+1000+1000+1000+1000+500+100+66 = 6666)
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24. Did you know?
But Today, All Accepting the Opinion of Al Kufa that
Al Quran Consist of 6236 verses.
(6236 verses followed in the present discussion )
Total number of verses in Al Quran is 6236 with the “Bismillah r-
Rahman-ir-Rahim” not included except for Surah Al Fatihah.
With “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim” included the total number
of Quranic Verses are 112 + 6236 = 6348.
Scholars after the Prophet Muhammad ()ﷺ have done
additional division of the Qur’an (i.e. Manzil, Juz and Hizb)
for the convenience of reading/memorization (recitation)
of the whole Qur’an mentioned on page no. 8.
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25. Did you know?
Explanation About number of Ruku in Al Quran (Click Here)
There are 540 Ruku in Al Quran. (Click Here)
This subdivision is not part of original revelation but adopted later-on to facilitate
completion of Al Quran on the 27th night of Ramadan (i.e. on Laylatul Qadr).
The Ruku of The Holy Quran was not to be found in the time of Nabi Muhammad (,)ﷺ nor
in the time of the Sahaaba (RA). Around 4 AH the Ulema of Bukhara, Russia divided the
entire Quran into 540 Ruku for Taraaweeh purposes.
The Equation is as Follows:
When devising these Ruku the Ulema made sure that Ruku contained Ayat of the
same topic and theme; because the Hafiz goes into Ruku after reciting it in one
Raka'at of Taraaweeh Salaah.
After further study found that Al Quran has Actual 558 Ruku. (Click Here)
(558 Ruku followed in the present discussion)
1 Ruku per Raka'at x 20 Raka'at = 20 Ruku per Night of Ramadan x 27 Nights of Ramadan = 540 Ruku
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26. Dua
ْۖاَّنِْمَّْلبَقَتَْانَّبَُْرليِعاَمْسِإ َِْوتْيَبْْالَنِْمَدِعا َوَقْْالُمِيها َْربِإُْعَف ْرَيْْذِإ َوْْْالُعيِمَّسْالَنتَْأَكَّنِإُْميِلَع-2:127
("Our Lord, accept [this duty] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.”)
Ameen
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) ) said,
ُْهَمَّلَع َْوَآن ْرُقْْالَمَّلَعَتْْنَمْْمُكُْريَخ
"The best among you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it.“
Sahih Al-Bukhari: 5027, In-book reference: Book 66, Hadith 49 USC-MSA web (English)reference: Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 545 (deprecatednumberingscheme)
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Ref.: 1
There is a difference of opinion as some commentators of the Quran say that this
Surah was revealed in Madinah.
The theme of the Surah is that Man/Human being is in Loss. This statement comes after
swearing an Oath “By Time.” Which means Man is in Loss because of regret of the past and fear
of the future. Only those are successful who are Patient And Truthful.
Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Idris al Shafi said that if Allah ()ﷻ had only revealed this Surah, it
would have been sufficient for the guidance of all Mankind. It summarized the very essence of
the Quranic philosophy and Message. Shafi states that if one followed its advice, it was enough
for him to achieve success in life.
Al Tabarani writes that to understand how important this Surah was in the sight of the
Companions can be seen from the tradition quoted from Abdullah bin Hisn ad Darimi, according
to which whenever any two of the companions of prophet met they would not part company
until they had recited Surah Asr to each other.