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Surah: Al-Falaq (1)
Say I Seek Refuge With the Lord of Daybreak — From the Evil of What He Created
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
— الفلق الآية 1
Verse: "Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of daybreak — from the evil of what He created..." (113:1-5) — "Lord of daybreak" (falaq = splitting darkness with light) — choosing this attribute signals that Allah is able to bring light in the deepest darkness. Four types of evil: all creation's evil (general), evil of night as its darkness approaches, evil of women who blow on knots (witches), evil of an envier when they envy. "Envier when they envy" — latent envy without action does not harm — the danger is when it converts to actual harm. Lesson: reading Al-Mu'awwidhatain morning and evening is comprehensive refuge from all types of evil in your day.
Source: Ibn Kathir (8/476); Al-Sadi
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Why does the verse qualify the envier with "when they envy" rather than just "the envier"?
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