سُورَةُ العَصْر

Al-'Asr, Time

The hundred and third surah of the Qur'an, 3 ayahs, revealed in Makkah.

The late-afternoon sun sinking over the hills, cypresses casting long shadows

وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَفِي خُسۡرٍ

By time, indeed mankind is in loss. (103:1–2)

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Ayah 3Ayah 1

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