Surah 113. Al-Falaq, Ayah 1
| قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ |
| Transliteration | : | qul acodhu bi- rabb al- falaq |
| Pickthall | : | Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of Daybreak |
| Asad | : | SAY: "I seek refuge with the Sustainer of the rising dawn,1 |
| Malik | : | Say: I seek refuge with the Rabb of the dawn |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn 6301 6302 |
Note - 1The term al-falaq ("the light of dawn" or "the rising
dawn") is often used tropically to describe "the
emergence of the truth after [a period of] uncertainty"
(Taj al-'Arus): hence, the appellation "Sustainer of the
rising dawn" implies that God is the source of all
cognition of truth, and that one's "seeking refuge" with
Him is synonymous with striving after truth.
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Note - 6301In Allah's created world, there are all kinds of forces
and counter-forces, especially those put in motion by
beings who have been endowed with some sort of will. The
forces of good may be compared to light, and those of
evil to darkness. Allah can cleave the depths of darkness
and produce light (vi. 96), and therefore we should cast
off fear and take refuge in divine guidance and goodness.
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Note - 6302Falaq is the Dawn or Daybreak, the cleaving of darkness
and the manifestation of light. This may be understood in
various senses: (1) literally, when the darkness of the
night is at its worst, rays of light pierce through and
produce the dawn; (2) when the darkness of ignorance is
at its worst, the light of Allah pierces through the soul
and gives it enlightenment: xxiv. 35; (3) non-existence
is darkness, and life and activity may be typified by
light. The author and source of all true light is Allah,
and if we seek Him, we are free from ignorance,
superstition, fear, and every kind of evil.
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The term al-falaq ("the light of dawn" or "the rising dawn") is often used tropically to describe "the emergence of the truth after [a period of] uncertainty" (Taj al-'Arus): hence, the appellation "Sustainer of the rising dawn" implies that God is the source of all cognition of truth, and that one's "seeking refuge" with Him is synonymous with striving after truth. |
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In Allah's created world, there are all kinds of forces and counter-forces, especially those put in motion by beings who have been endowed with some sort of will. The forces of good may be compared to light, and those of evil to darkness. Allah can cleave the depths of darkness and produce light (vi. 96), and therefore we should cast off fear and take refuge in divine guidance and goodness. |
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Falaq is the Dawn or Daybreak, the cleaving of darkness and the manifestation of light. This may be understood in various senses: (1) literally, when the darkness of the night is at its worst, rays of light pierce through and produce the dawn; (2) when the darkness of ignorance is at its worst, the light of Allah pierces through the soul and gives it enlightenment: xxiv. 35; (3) non-existence is darkness, and life and activity may be typified by light. The author and source of all true light is Allah, and if we seek Him, we are free from ignorance, superstition, fear, and every kind of evil. |
