At-Tariq

Surah 86 of the Quran
الطارق
Aṭ-Ṭāriq
The Night Star
ClassificationMeccan
Other namesThe Bright Star, The Night-Star, That Which Comes in the Night, The Nightly Visitant, The Night-comer
PositionJuzʼ 30
No. of verses17
No. of words61
No. of letters254

Aṭ-Ṭāriq[1] (Arabic: الطارق, "the Morning Star", "Nightcomer"), is the eighty-sixth sura of the Quran, with 17 ayat or verses. Muslims believe this chapter was revealed in Mecca at a time when the Disbelievers were employing all sorts of devices and plans to defeat and frustrate the message of the Quran and Muhammad.

  1. ^ Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Tariq". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 9 April 2020.