What does Quran 113:4 mean?

Quran 113:4 (Surah Al-Falaq, Ayah 4) translates to: "And from the evil of the blowers in knots"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 113:4 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Falaq (The Dawn), the 113th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 113:4?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 113:4?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 113:4 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Protection, Tawhid, Divine Revelation, Prophetic Tradition.

Ayah 3

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ...

113:4Al-Falaq

Ayah 5

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ...

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ

Wa min sharrin-naffaa-thaati fil 'uqad

And from the evil of the blowers in knots

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3 ayahs in Al-Falaq are strongly about dua. This is one of them.

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Tafsir

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and from the evil of the women-blowers sorceresses who blow on knots which they knot into strings blowing into them certain words but without spittle; however al-Zamakhsharī says ‘with this spittle’ — sorceresses such as the daughters of the said Labīd —