Surah Overview:
Like manySuwar in the 30th
Juzu, Surah Al-Tariq starts an
oath.
Oaths are when Allah (S) swears
by His creations and makes
them witnesses.
This will come in Ayah #4.
3.
#1
I swear bythe sky and the Tariq.
ِ
قِ
ار َّ
ٱلطَ
و ِ
ءٓاَ
مَّ
ٱلسَ
و
Tariq are the large brilliant night stars.
Stars were the GPS of the Arabs at the
time of the Prophet. Without the stars,
travelers would get lost in the deserts
of Arabia.
4.
#2
And will youevery know what Al-Tariq is?
ُ
قِ
ار َّ
ٱلط اَ
م َ
ك َ
ر َأ ٓاَ
مَ
و
ٰٮ ۡد
Think of the night sky like a dark blanket and the stars are
like bright holes of light poking through. Imagine how far
and how long that light travelled before it reached you!
We may see a small glimpse of the stars but will never truly
understand their reality.
Allah is asking us to look at think about things we look at
ُ
ِب
قاَّ
ٱلث ُ
م َّ
ٱلن
ۡج
#3
The bright piercing star
This question is meant to
show us that we will not
know the answer until
Allah informs us.
The simple answer
is: Tariq is the
bright star
piercing through
5.
Watch this videoabout
created by National
Geographic to learn about
the amazing creation of
Allah’s stars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFO_bsg1sw8
6.
#4
There isn’t asingle person without a
guardian
ِ
فاَ
ح ا َلَ
ع اَّ
مَّل َ
ن ُّ
لُ
ك نِإ
۬ ٌظ َہۡي ٍ۬
س ۡف
Allah and His Angels are guardians
over us.
This connects back to the stars.
They are so far away, but they’re like
7.
#5
So let thehuman reflect on what he was created
from.
َ
ِقلُ
خ َّ
ِم
م ُ
ن َ
نسِ
إٱ ِ
ر ُ
نظَ
ي َ
ف
ٰـ
ۡ
ل
ۡ
ل
This Ayah is meant to humble us.
We came from something so simple and
seemingly insignificant.
So small in relation to the creation of
the sky and stars mentioned previously.
We have no right to be arrogant.
8.
#6 (Man was)created from a gushed fluid.
ِ
فاَ
د ٓاَّ
م ِن
م َ
ِقلُ
خ
۬
ٍق ۬
ٍء
ِ
ب ُّ
ٱلص ِ
ن َ
ب ِ
م ُ
جُ
ر َ
ي
ۡ
ل ۡي ۢ
ن ۡخ
ِ
ب ٓاَ
رَّ
ٱلتَ
و
ِٕٮ
#7
It existed from between the back of the
spine and the ribs.
This also connects back to the stars.
The light of the stars went through a journey to come
through the sky and be seen by us.
Similarly, the human went through a journey to come into
this life and through this life and then eventually exit this
9.
Allah will bringus back to life after we die.
This connects to our birth.
Just as we exited from our mothers in the World,
we will exit it into the Earth, then exit again and
find ourselves in a standing before our Creator.
#8
ِ
داَ
قَل ِ
هِ
ع َ
ر َلَ
ع ُ
هَّ
نِإ
۬
ٌر ۦ ۡ
ج ٰى ۥ
He (Allah) is able to return it (human)
10.
On the daysecrets will be exposed
ُ
ر ٓاَ
رَّ
ٱلس ىَل ُ
ت َ
م َ
ي
ِٕٮوب ۡب ۡو
#9
ِ
اصَ
ن اَلَ
و َّ
وُ
ق ِن
م ُ
هَل اَ
مَ
ف
۬
ٍر ۬
ٍة ۥ
And they (humans) will not have any
power or helpers
On the Day of Judgement,
we will not be able to
hide anything or help
anyone escape their fate.
No amount of money or
fame can help us if we
had not earned our place
in front of Allah.
#10
11.
ِ
ع َّ
ٱلر ِ
اتَ
ذِ
ءٓاَ
مَّ
ٱلسَ
و
ۡ
ج
I swear by the sky that returns…
#11
Think of the water cycle.
Water comes down as rain, then
goes back up and keeps
recycling the same water over and
over again.
12.
ِ
ع َّ
ٱلص ِ
اتَ
ذِ
ض َأ ٱَ
و
ۡ
د ۡ
ر ۡ
ل
#12
I swear by the Earth that rips open…
CONNECTS to our DEATH.
The Earth will open for us so we
can enter it when we die, then
emerge from it on the Day of
Judgment.
When the rain comes down the Earth has to open to absorb it so
that the seeds can grow. Seeds also have to rip open to produce
fruits.
CONNECTS to our CREATION.
Fluid enters the womb then a
human develops then emerges.
13.
ِل َه ِبَوُه اَمَو
ۡ
ز ۡ
لٱ
And it is not useless speech
The Quran is the word that clarified the truth from the
lies. It wasn’t sent down for entertainment purposes.
Allah didn’t send His speech to us just so we would
recite it at competitions, funerals and weddings.
َ
ف َ
قَل ُ
هَّ
نِإ
۬
ٌلۡ
ص ۬
ٌلۡ
و ۥ
#13
Truly it (the Quran) is a decisive word.
#14
14.
They’re plotting theirplots
ا َ
ك َ
ُون
دِي
كَ
ي َّ
نِإ
۬
ًدۡ
ي ۡ
مُہ
ا َ
ك ُ
دِي
كَأَ
و
۬
ًدۡ
ي
#15
#16
And I (Allah) am plotting my plots
Quraysh was plotting to destroy the
Muslims, but Allah responded by
assuring them
that His revenge would come to their
aid.
15.
So go easyon the kuffar (Oh Muhammad)
Give them an extension in their deadline.
Here Allah (S) is asking the Prophet (S) to not
plot against the kuffar, nor to make duaa
against them.
ا َ
وُ
ر ُ
ه ِ
ه َأ َ
ينِ
ِر
ف َ
ك ٱ ِ
لِّ
هَ
مَ
ف
ۢ
َدۡ
ي ۡ
م ۡ
ل ۡ
م ٰـ ۡ
ل
#17
Allah is assuring the Muslims that if they are patient, He will undo all
the plots of the Kuffar..
The Muslims would soon go from a position of weakness to a position