Surah Al-‘Asr — Learn with Audio & Meaning

Listen, repeat, and understand Surah Al-‘Asr with word-by-word audio, simple meanings, and a smooth memorization flow designed for clarity.

  • Origin: Mecca
  • Āyāt: 3
  • Theme: Time, loss & salvation

Highlights

  • 🔉 Word-by-word audio & pronunciation cues
  • 🗒️ Gloss of key words and simple tafsīr notes
  • 🧭 Clear verse navigation and progress flow
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Friendly for beginners, kids, and adults
  • 🌙 Gentle repetition for long-term retention

FAQ

❓ Do I need to install an app?
✅ No. Everything runs in your web browser.

❓ Can kids learn with this?
✅ Yes. The interface and audio flow are suitable for children.

❓ Does it include tafsīr?
✅ Yes. Short, easy notes are included for understanding.




~العَصْر~‎
Surah Al-‘Asr

By Time — humanity is in loss, except those who believe, do righteous deeds, and encourage one another to truth and patience.

🔹Reference🔹

Read the original Arabic Tafsīr al-Sa‘dī for this surah



Already familiar with this Surah?
Skip to Quiz


📖 Verse 1

وَالْعَصْرِ

English Tafsir (Al-Sa‘di):

Allah swears by Time — its passing and what it contains of lessons — to stress the following truth.


📖 Verse 2

إِنَّالْإِنسَانَلَفِيخُسْرٍ

English Tafsir (Al-Sa‘di):

People, by default, are in loss — their lives running out — unless they adopt the path of salvation explained next.


📖 Verse 3

إِلَّاالَّذِينَآمَنُواوَعَمِلُواالصَّالِحَاتِوَتَوَاصَوْابِالْحَقِّ
وَتَوَاصَوْابِالصَّبْرِ

English Tafsir (Al-Sa‘di):

Salvation rests on four pillars: faith, righteous action, urging one another to the truth, and urging one another to patience — in obeying Allah, avoiding sin, and enduring destiny.

۞ Four Pillars of Success ۞

Īmān • ‘Amal Ṣāliḥ • Tawāṣī bil-Ḥaqq • Tawāṣī biṣ-Ṣabr.


📚 Recap: Surah Al-‘Asr

Summary of the Meanings:

۞ Oath by Time ۞

Time testifies that most people lose their lives and opportunities.

۞ The Path Out of Loss ۞

Faith + deeds + mutual counsel to truth + mutual counsel to patience.

A complete program for personal salvation and a healthy community.


📝 Al-‘Asr Quiz – Based on Tafsir Al-Sa‘di

1. What are the four pillars of success in Al-‘Asr?


2. What does the oath “By Time” imply?


3. “Tawāṣaw bil-Ḥaqq” means…


4. Match Arabic to meaning (Ayah 3)

Drag the word into the correct meaning

إِلَّا
آمَنُوا
بِالْحَقِّ
بِالصَّبْرِ

except

believed

to the truth

to patience

5. Listen and choose which phrase is recited: