Surah 103
العصر Al-'Asr · The Declining Day, Epoch
- Verses
- 3
- Revealed
- Meccan
- Juz
- 30
- Rukus
- 1
- Revelation order
- 13
- Pages
- 601–601
About Surah Al-'Asr
Surah Al-'Asr (العصر, “The Declining Day, Epoch”) is chapter 103 of the Quran and contains 3 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 13th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, spans pages 601–601 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.
Text
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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وَٱلْعَصْرِ
By the declining day,
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إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ
Lo! man is a state of loss,
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إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ
Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance.
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Common questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-'Asr?
Surah Al-'Asr has 3 verses.
Is Surah Al-'Asr Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-'Asr is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
What number is Surah Al-'Asr in the Quran?
It is chapter 103 of 114, and the 13th surah in the order of revelation.
Which juz is Surah Al-'Asr in?
It appears in juz 30, on pages 601–601 of the standard mushaf.
How many pages is Surah Al-'Asr?
It fits on a single page of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, page 601.
Which para is Surah Al-'Asr in?
Para 30. Para is the name used in South Asia for a juz, one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran.
How many words and letters are in Surah Al-'Asr?
14 words and 71 letters, counted from the Uthmani text: a word is a space-separated group, and a letter is a base Arabic letter without its vowel marks. Counts made another way differ slightly. Counts for every surah
How many rukus are in Surah Al-'Asr?
One: the whole surah is a single ruku, the section marked with the letter ‘ayn (ع) in the margin of many printings. Rukus in every surah and para
How long does it take to recite Surah Al-'Asr?
About 1 minute at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured pace. The recordings timed on this site take from under a minute (Mishary Rashid Alafasy) to 1 minute (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad). Every surah, timed
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