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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Beams of Illumination From the Divine Revelation (juz' 'amma - the Last Section of the Qur'an) Sura 10 : Surat Al Falaq the Day Break In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Most Merciful 1 Say: I take refuge in the Lord of the day­ break, Falaqa means "to split, tear asunder, dispel the shad­ows of the night." A’udhu means "I take refuge." We take refuge from our ignorance, from the darkness of our nafs, and from our doubts.

We take refuge from our uncertainties and insecuri­ties in the Lord, the Sustainer, Who continues to sustain knowledge, certainty, light, and illumination. We seek refuge in the One Who brings forth the dawn after the darkness of night. 2 From the evil of what He has created, Here we are appealing to Allah, ar-Rahim (the Most Merciful), because we must make a subjective judgement.

We accept that in this realm of duality there are aspects which please and com­fort us, and other aspects which displease us and bring about suffering. There are aspects which we consider conducive to our well-being and aspects which we consider detrimental to us and thus we take refuge in the Lord of all creation from that part of His creation which we consider to be harmful.

3 And from the evil of intense darkness when it comes, We take refuge from the night, from gloom and darkness, from that which we do not know. We also take refuge from self-doubt. The reference here is to what is both familiar and unknown, to that with which we have a connection and with which we do not. 4 And from the evil of those who blow on knots, We take refuge from powers whose functioning we do not com­prehend.

We take refuge from the magicians, from the women who blow on knots to bring about magical events, and who call upon forces in this existence which we do not fully comprehend and which are invisible to us, such as the jinn. We take refuge in Allah, the One Who opens to us the dawn of re­lief and knowledge, from these entities that can afflict us in this life. We know that invisible forces do exist and that black magic and other forms of magic are practiced in many places.

There are many forces that can be called upon and brought into play, but those of us who want to go to the Source of all powers, take refuge in the Lord of the dawn. The two surahs, Ikhlas and Falaq, were often recited by our Imams.