Al-Fajr (surah)

Surah 89 of the Quran
الفجر
Al-Fajr
The Dawn
ClassificationMeccan
Other namesDaybreak
PositionJuzʼ 30
No. of verses30
No. of words139
No. of letters584
Daybreak
I. Fajr, II. Dhuhr, III. Asr, IV. Maghrib, V. Isha'a[1][circular reference]
The ruins of the Ubarite oasis and its collapsed well-spring
Mummy of Ramesses II[2][circular reference]

Al-Fajr (Arabic: الفجر, "The Dawn", "Daybreak") is the eighty-ninth chapter (sura) of the Quran, with 30 verses (ayat).[3] The sura describes destruction of disbelieving peoples: the Ancient Egyptians, the people of Iram of the Pillars, and Mada'in Saleh. It condemns those who love wealth and look with disdain upon the poor and orphans. Righteous people are promised Paradise – the final verse says "And enter you My Paradise!". The Surah is so designated after the word wal-fajr with which it opens.[4]

  1. ^ Salat
  2. ^ Ramesses II
  3. ^ Al-Fajr at Quran.com
  4. ^ Al Fajr at Tafhim al-Qur'an in English