Quran Study

Indeed, Mankind Is in Loss

Exploring Surah Al-Asr — The Declining Day

Adele Arbi
The Crescent
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9 min readAug 6, 2024

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They say surah Al-Asr is the summary of the message of the Quran, although it’s only three ayahs.

It’s one of the surahs I have memorised and is present in my life more often than other surahs. And it never fails to remind me how short life is and how much time I am wasting.

In this story I am studying the tafsir to understand how so few words could hold so much meaning.

I am documenting my journey of studying the Quran in a series of stories.

First and foremost for myself, and then for anyone who would like to read about the Quran from the perspective of a fresh reader, who holds no qualifications or titles to explain it to anyone. But just loves the book of the truth and wants to get closer to Allah through understanding it better.

Resources & Framework I Am Using

To study the Quran, I am using:

  1. Quran.com with the tafsir and reflections features
  2. The Quranic Arabic Corpus — Word by Word Grammar, Syntax and Morphology of the Holy Quran
  3. The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary by…

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Adele Arbi
The Crescent

A curious soul pondering and documenting life. Quran Student, Memoirist, Bibliophile, Explorer. 100% of my Medium earnings go to charity.