At-Tariq

Surah 86 of the Quran
الطارق‎ ; Aṭ-Ṭāriq; The Night Star
; Qira'ahⓘ; English text;
Classification	Meccan
Other names	The Bright Star, The Night-Star, That Which Comes in the Night, The Nightly Visitant, The Night-comer
Position	Juzʼ 30
No. of verses	17
No. of words	61
No. of letters	254

Aṭ-Ṭāriq (Arabic: الطارق, "the Morning Star", "Nightcomer"), is the eighty-sixth sura of the Quran, with 17 ayat or verses. Muslims believe this chapter was revealed in Mecca at a time when the disbelievers were employing all sorts of devices and plans to defeat and frustrate the message of the Quran and Muhammad. While traditional translations render Ṭāriq as “Morning Star” or “Nightcomer” (due to its appearance at night), the root meaning of “knocker” or “striker” has led some scholars and readers to suggest that the term could be alluding to a pulsar star—an astronomical object that “knocks” or emits regular pulses.

الطارق‎ Aṭ-Ṭāriq The Night Star
Qira'ah^ⓘ English text
Classification	Meccan
Other names	The Bright Star, The Night-Star, That Which Comes in the Night, The Nightly Visitant, The Night-comer
Position	Juzʼ 30
No. of verses	17
No. of words	61
No. of letters	254