At-Tariq
Aṭ-Ṭāriq, is the eighty-sixth sura of the Quran, with 17 ayat or verses. Muslims generally believe this chapter was revealed in Mecca.
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
Exegesis
The verse "Indeed, every soul has no guardian over it" means that no one has absolute authority over a soul—except that it has an angelic guardian who records its good and bad deeds.
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 and and similar to them."
- Abu bin Ka’b reported that the prophet 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.