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وَٱلْعَصْرِ
The Declining Day • 3 verses • Medinan
العصر
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلْعَصْرِ
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ
Al-'Asr compresses the formula of salvation into three verses: by time, mankind is in loss — except those who believe, do righteous deeds, and counsel one another to truth and to patience. Imam ash-Shafi'i remarked that if people reflected on this surah alone, it would suffice them.
Al-'Asr (العصر) means "The Time" in English. It is chapter 103 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Al-'Asr has 3 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 601 to 601 of the mushaf.
Surah Al-'Asr is a Madani surah, revealed in Madinah after the Prophet's ﷺ migration.
Al-'Asr compresses the formula of salvation into three verses: by time, mankind is in loss — except those who believe, do righteous deeds, and counsel one another to truth and to patience. Imam ash-Shafi'i remarked that if people reflected on this surah alone, it would suffice them.