Al-Asr ( The Time ) With Translation

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Reciter: Mishary Rashid Al-Efasi

This sûrah was one of the earliest revelations which the angel Gabriel delivered to the Prophet Muhammad. In sûrah al-Fâtiha, Allâh has taught us to seek the straight path, as-sirât al-mustaqîm, and in sûrah al-'asr the essence of that straight path is revealed to mankind.

In this sûrah we learn that we should always be filled with belief in the power and wonder of Allah, perform righteous works, encourage one another toward the Truth, and encourage one another to patience.

Anyone who successfully follows this divine guidance will find themselves on the straight path, and their life will be filled with the glory of Allâh, while those who fail to follow this guidance will be at a great loss.

These seemingly simple lines of divine guidance tell us how to live our entire life. Many books, with thousands of words, cannot say as much as is contained in these three short verses. There are many laws and rules and regulations that appear in al-Qur'ân as specific guidance, but this early surah is much grander in scale and portrays the fundamental character and moral values which are essential for the righteous life. This sûrah shows us "the big picture", and undoubtedly anyone who truly understands and lives by these ideals will be on the straight path.

According to the tafsir of Ibn Kathir: At-Tabarani recorded from 'Abdullah bin Hisn Abi Madinah that he said, "Whenever two men from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah used to meet, they would not part until one of them had recited surah al-'Asr in its entirety to the other, and one of them had given the greetings of peace to the other." Ash-Shafi'i said, "If the people were to ponder on this surah, this [alone] would be sufficient for them

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