✦ AT A GLANCE ✦
الفلق
Al-Falaq
✦ Why this name
The Daybreak — al-Falaq, the splitting of the dawn.
✦ When it came
The first of al-Mu'awwidhatayn, "the two of seeking refuge". The Prophet ﷺ used to recite both, blow into his hands, and wipe over his body before sleeping.
✦ The story
A refuge sought with the Lord of the daybreak — the One who splits the dawn open — from four things, and the order matters.
*From the evil of that which He created* — everything, in general. *From the evil of darkness when it settles* — the fear that arrives at night. *From the evil of the blowers in knots* — deliberate harm worked in secret. *And from the evil of an envier when he envies* — the harm of someone's resentment.
The Prophet ﷺ said no one has sought refuge with anything better than these two surahs.
✦ How it unfolds
✦ Verses to carry
✦ Where it sits
Recited with An-Nas — and with Al-Ikhlas, three times each, morning and evening and before sleep.