Al-Fajr (surah)

Surah 89 of the Quran

الفجر‎ Al-Fajr The Dawn
English text
Classification	Meccan
Other names	Daybreak
No. of verses	30

The ruins of the Ubarite oasis and its collapsed well-spring

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Thamudi dwellings carved into the cliffs at Mada'in Saleh

Sūrat al-Fajr (Template:Lang-ar, "The Dawn, Daybreak") is the 89th chapter (sura) of the Quran with 30 verses. The sura describes destruction of disbelieving peoples: the Ancient Egyptians, the people of Iram of the Pillars, and Mada'in Saleh. It condemns those who love wealth and look with disdain upon the poor and orphans. Righteous people are promised Paradise – the final verse says "And enter you My Paradise!". The Surah is so designated after the word wal-fajr with which it opens.