NAME: الطارق, At-Tariq.
Name taken from Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word ”Tariq”.
١ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
1 By the sky and the night comer –
But It does not mean that this name is the actual topic discussed in the whole Surah. It is just a reference and mark/symbol to distinguish this Surah from others as is with most other Surahs of Quran. While there are diversified topics discussed in these Surahs.
ENGLISH NAME: The Night Comer .
CHAPTER NUMBER: 86
SURAH TARIQ TOTAL VERSES: 17
SURAH TARIQ TOTAL WORDS: 61
TOTAL UNIQUE WORDS WITHOUT REPETITION: 53
TOTAL LETTERS: 254
REVELATION PERIOD:
Meccan, Approx. 618 – 620 AD.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
God, Night Comer, Guardian Angels, Man, Disbelievers.
SURAH TARIQ MAIN TOPICS:
God Swear By The Piercing Star That There is no Soul But Guardians Over It, Creation of Man And His Situation on the Last Day, Quran Is A Decisive Word and Not for Amusement.
SURAH TARIQ KEY VERSES:
١ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
1 By the sky and the night comer –
٣ النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
3 It is the piercing star –
٦ خُلِقَ مِنْ مَاءٍ دَافِقٍ
6 He was created from a fluid, ejected,
٧ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
7 Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
١١ وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
11 By the sky which returns [rain]
SUMMARY OF TOPICS
1-3(Swear By Sky And The Night Comer, Night Comer Is A Piercing Star), 4(There is no Soul But Guardians Over It), 5-7(Man Created From Fluid Produced Between Backbone And Ribs), 10(Last Day Man Will Have No Power Or Any Helper) 11-12(Swear By the Sky which Returns And the Earth which Cracks Open,), 13-17(Quran Is A Decisive Word, Disbelievers Are Planning A Plot, But Give Respite To The Disbelievers For A Little While)
SURAH TARIQ BRIEF COMMENTARY & BACKGROUND
This Surah has 17 verses. It takes its name from verse 1: “وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ” (By the sky and the night comer) where the word “الطارق” meaning “The Night Comer” appears. This Surah was revealed in Mecca most probably in a later stage of Prophet Muhammad’s