At-Tariq 86:9

<h2>Which was revealed in Makkah</h2><h2>The Virtues of Surat At-Tariq</h2><p>An-Nasa'i recorded that Jabir said, "Mu`adh lead the Maghrib prayer and he recited Al-Baqarah and An-Nisa'. So the Prophet said,</p><p>«أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ يَا مُعَاذُ، مَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ بِالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَنَحْوِهَا؟»</p><p>(Are you putting the people to trial O Mu`adh! Was it not sufficient for you to recite As-Sama'i wat-Tariq, and Ash-Shamsi wa Duhaha, and something like them)</p><p>بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ</p><p>In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.</p><h2>Swearing by the Existence of Humanity surrounded by the Organized System of Allah</h2><p>Allah swears by the heaven and what He has placed in it of radiant stars. Thus, He says,</p><p>وَالسَّمَآءِ وَالطَّارِقِ</p><p>(By the heaven, and At-Tariq;) Then He says,</p><p>وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ</p><p>(And what will make you to know what At-Tariq is) Then He explains it by His saying,</p><p>النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ</p><p>(The star of Ath-Thaqib.) Qatadah and others have said, "The star has been named Tariq because it is only seen at night and it is hidden during the day." His view is supported by what has been mentioned in the authentic Hadith that prohibits a man to come to his family Taruq. This means that he comes to them unexpectedly at nighttime. Concerning Allah's …

On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.

The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,

The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).

On the Day when the secrets are disclosed.