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The opening as it read in 2005

Al-Falaq ( Dawn , Daybreak ) is the 113th Sura of the Qur'an .¹ It is a brief 5-verse invocation, asking God for protection from evil .² It is a Makkan sura . It and Surat al-Nas are together termed the mu'awwidhatayn , or suras of refuge; dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair. There is a sunna tradition of reading it over the sick or before sleeping. In verse 4, "those who blow on knots" refers to would-be witches ; in the time of Muhammad , according to Abdallah Yusuf Ali , "women of a tribe would try to cast spells on enemies by tying a knot in rope and reciting spells and blowing on them." The "evil of the envious when he envies" is taken by some to allude to the Evil Eye , although it can equally well be taken literally. Its text, in M. Shakir 's translation, is: "In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful" Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn, From the evil of what He has created, And from the evil of the utterly dark night when it comes, And from the evil of those who blow on knots, And from the evil of the envious when he envies. In comparison, Abdullah Yusuf Ali 's translation is: "In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful" Say: 'I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn, From the mischief of created things; From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads; From the mischief of those who practice Secret Arts and from the mischief of the envious one as he practices envy. English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Qur'an - Al Falaq (English)³

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Sura Al-Falaq ( ) ( Dawn , Daybreak ) is the 113th Surah of the Qur'an . It is a brief 5-verse invocation, asking Allah for protection from the evil of Satan . It is a Meccan sura . Together with sura An-Nas it is also known as Al-Mu'awwidhatayn .

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Surah al-Falaq ( , Sūratu l-Falaq , "Dawn, Daybreak") is the 113th surah of the Qur'an . It is a brief five verse invocation, asking Allah for protection from the evil of Satan . This surah and the 114th (and last) surah in the Qur'an, an-Nas , are collectively referred to as al-Mu'awwidhatayn . The word "al-Falaq" in the first verse, a generic term referring to the process of 'splitting', has been restricted in most translations to one particular type of splitting, namely 'daybreak' or 'dawn'. Verse 4 refers to one of soothsayer techniques to partially tie a knot, utter a curse and spit into the knot and pull it tight. In the pre-Islamic period, soothsayers claimed the power to cause various illnesses. According to soothsayers the knot had to be found and untied before the curse could be lifted. This practice is condemned in verse 4. This sura, along with the following sura, Sura 114 , begins with 'I seek refuge', which is why both are referred to as al-Mu'awwidhatayn . Leaman, ed. by Oliver (2008). The Qur'an : an encyclopedia (Reprinted. ed.). A concise encyclopedia of Islam .

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It is a brief five verse invocation, asking God ( Allah ) for protection from the evil of Shaitan . This surah and the 114th (and last) surah in the Qur'an, an-Nās , are collectively referred to as al-Mu'awwidhatayn "the Refuges", as both begin with "I seek refuge", an-Nās tells to seek God for refuge from the evil from within, while al-Falaq tells to seek God for refuge from the evil from outside, so reading both of them would protect a person from his own mischief and the mischief of others.

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113th chapter of the Qur'an Al-Falaq or The Daybreak ( , al-falaq ) is the 113th chapter ( sūrah ) of the Qur'an . It is a brief five ayat (verse) surah, asking God for protection from evil: ۝ Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, ۝ From the evil of His creation ۝ And from the evil of darkness when it settles ۝ And from the evil of the blowers in knots ۝ And from the evil of an envier when he envies. George Sale's translation Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters Sahih International translation Al Beidâwi George Sale amended by T. Irving 's translation which has mischief and evil as interchangeable Articulated by M. There are <ref group=o> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ). There are <ref group=p> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ). There are <ref group=q> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ). There are <ref group=r> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).

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113th chapter of the Qur'an Al-Falaq or The Daybreak ( Arabic : ٱلْفَلَقِ , al-falaq ) is the 113th and penultimate chapter ( sūrah ) of the Qur'an . Alongside the 114th surah ( Al-Nas ), it helps form the Al-Mu'awwidhatayn . Al-Falaq is a brief five ayat (verse) surah, asking God for protection from evil: ۝ Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, ۝ From the evil of His creation ۝ And from the evil of darkness when it settles ۝ And from the evil of the blowers in knots ۝ And from the evil of an envier when he envies." George Sale's translation Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters Sahih International translation Al Beidâwi George Sale amended by T. Irving 's translation which has mischief and evil as interchangeable Articulated by M. There are <ref group=o> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ). There are <ref group=p> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ). There are <ref group=q> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ). There are <ref group=r> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).

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