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النَّصۡرِ
Divine Support
Divine victory, and the call to glorify and seek forgiveness.
An-Nasr, “The Divine Support,” foretells the help and victory of Allah and people entering Islam in crowds, commanding glorification of Allah and seeking His forgiveness.
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْفَتْحُ
Iza jaa-a nas rullahi walfath
When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest,
وَرَأَيْتَ ٱلنَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًۭا
Wa ra-aitan naasa yadkhuloona fee deenil laahi afwajah
And you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes,
فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ تَوَّابًۢا
Fa sab bih bihamdi rabbika was taghfir, innahu kaana tawwaaba
Then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance.
“An-Nasr” translates to “Divine Support.” It is the 110th surah (chapter) of the Holy Quran.
Surah An-Nasr has 3 verses (ayahs).
It is a Madinah (Medinan) surah — revealed after the Prophet’s ﷺ migration (Hijrah) to Madinah.
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