Explanation Of Surah Al-Falaq (The Daybreak)
36 Explanation of Lesson One Explanation of the Maki Surah ‘Al Falaq’ “The Daybreak” In the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful 1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of daybreak 2. From the evil of what He created, 3. From the evil of darkness as it gathers, 4. From the evil of those who blow on knots, 5. And from the evil of the envious when he envies.
(1) “Say “, in order to seek refuge “I seek refuge” recourse, shelter and hold fast to “the Lord of daybreak”,” the Cleaver of the seed and kernel, the Cleaver of the sky at dawn. (2) “From the evil of what He has created” everything that Allah has created: man, jinn and animal. Therefore one takes refuge with their Creator from the evil they contain.
(3) Next, Allah lists specif ic examples: “from the evil of darkness as it gathers” , i.e. from the evil of what happens at night when darkness envelops the people, when many evil souls and harmful creatures disperse therein.
(4) “From the evil of those who blow on knots”, i.e. sorcerers who would blow on knots to aid them in their sorcery which they had tied in the ways of their secret art (black magic).
(5) “From the evil of the envious when he envies”, the envier is one who wishes to see the removal of the blessings he sees in the envied, and does his utmost to have them removed. Man is therefore in need of seeking refuge from his evil and in order to render his plots vain. Included in the category of the envier is someone who afflicts others with the evil -eye because this only ever emanates from one who is envious and has an evil nature. This chapter covers seeking refuge from all types of evil: general and specific. It also proves that black magic is something real, its harm should be feared, and that one should take refuge with Allah from it and from those who practice it.