Surah Al-Falaq

Surah Al-Falaq — the surah of the dawn

Al-Falaq comes right before An-Nas in the Quran. "Al-Falaq" means the daybreak — the moment light breaks through the dark. In its first line we ask Allah, the Lord of the dawn, to protect us. Let's say it together.

Al-Falaq · 113:1

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

Qul a'udhu bi-rabbi l-falaq

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak."

Say it: Read it in four gentle steps: Qul (say) — a-'oo-thu (I seek refuge) — bi-rab-bi (in the Lord) — al-fa-laq (of the daybreak). It shares its first three words with An-Nas from Lesson 1 — point that out to your child!

A printable Arabic letter to trace together after the lesson. — Optional: after saying the surah, trace an Arabic letter together to connect the sounds to their shapes.

What does the word "Al-Falaq" mean?

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