Al-Fajr — The Dawn الفجر
Surah 89 · 30 verses · Makki · Juz 30 · Introduction and key themes below (full text not included on this page).
Introduction
Swearing by the dawn and the ten nights, this surah recalls the mighty nations — 'Aad, Thamud and Pharaoh — whom wealth and power could not save. Its beloved ending addresses the believer directly: 'O soul at peace, return to your Lord, pleased and pleasing.'
Key themes
- The fate of powerful nations of the past
- Wealth is a test, not an honour
- The tranquil soul invited back to its Lord
Quranic Arabic reproduced verbatim from the Tanzil project text. English renderings are MM Portal's own reading aid — not a substitute for the Arabic or for qualified scholarship.