Surah Al-'Asr

3 ayahs with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah Al-'Asr and test your understanding with a focused quiz.

Lesson

1. سُورَةُ العصر

The surah gives a short path to success: faith, good deeds, truth, and patience. It is a Makki surah with 3 ayahs. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. وَٱلْعَصْرِ ﴿١﴾

By time,

3. إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ ﴿٢﴾

Indeed, mankind is in loss,

4. إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ ﴿٣﴾

Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.

5. Summary

The surah gives a short path to success: faith, good deeds, truth, and patience.

Practice questions

Question 1

Choose the meaning of وَٱلْعَصْرِ.

  • By the time
  • Indeed
  • mankind
  • (is) surely, in

Question 2

Complete the word-by-word translation.

Question 3

Complete the word-by-word translation.

Question 4

Match the Quranic words with their meanings.

Question 5

Match the Quranic words with their meanings.

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