Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak. The daybreak — the splitting of darkness by light.
5Words — the first refuge
ع-و-ذRoot — refuge, shelter
113Surah number
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قُلْ أَعُوذُبِرَبِّالْفَلَقِ
Qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbi l-falaq
Word 1قُلْ أَعُوذُqul aʿūdhuSay: I seek refugeCommand + declaration
Word 2بِرَبِّbi-rabbiIn the Lord ofPreposition + construct
Word 3الْفَلَقِal-falaqThe Daybreak — the splittingDefinite noun
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🌱 The Root of This Verse
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Splitting · Cleaving · Breaking through
Root ف-ل-ق appears 8 times in the Quran
فَلَقَ
falaqa — he split / cleavedVerb form
فَلَق
falaq — the daybreak / dawn splittingThis verse
فَالِق
fāliq — the splitterUsed in 6:95 — فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ
انْفَلَقَ
infalaqa — it split openAs in the sea parting for Musa
الفَلَق is daybreak — the moment darkness is split by light. Al-Sa'di: seeking refuge in رَبِّ الْفَلَق means seeking refuge in the One who splits darkness. If He can split darkness with light, He can split every harm that threatens you.
Source: تفسير السعدي · مفردات الراغب الأصفهاني
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Why The Daybreak?
Al-Sa'di: الفَلَق is mentioned because it represents Allah's power over darkness. Darkness was total — then Allah commanded the light.The One who controls the splitting of dawn controls all harm in the night before it.
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أَعُوذُ — I Take Refuge
Ibn Kathir: أَعُوذُ is from عَاذَ — to run to a strong protector. Not just asking — running.The one seeking refuge physically moves toward the protector. This surah is an act of movement toward Allah.
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The Mu'awwidhatain
The Prophet said: لَمْ يُنْزَلْ مِثْلُهُمَا — nothing like these two surahs has been revealed. Al-Sa'di: they cover all sources of harm — the visible and invisible, human and jinn, envy and magic. Together they are a complete shield.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ The One who splits darkness with dawn is the One you run to for refuge.