SURAH 113 — Al-Falaq — الفلق — “The Daybreak”

• Revelation Order: 20
• Event Anchor: Early Meccan protective invocation period (c. 610–614 CE)

Explanation:
Al-Falaq, paired traditionally with An-Nās, arises in the same environment of rising hostility in Mecca. It addresses fear of tangible harms—envy, sorcery, night terrors, and malicious intent—all common tools used against prophets and marginalized believers. The surah functions as a divine counter to escalating threats from the Meccan elite, who increasingly sought to undermine Muhammad through both physical danger and occult practices. Its content fits the stage when external malice intensified and believers required reassurance of divine protection from harmful forces, both natural and supernatural.

Verse	Verse #	Meccan v Medinan	General Index
Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak	1	Meccan	6226
From the evil of that which He created	2	Meccan	6227
And from the evil of darkness when it settles	3	Meccan	6228
And from the evil of the blowers in knots	4	Meccan	6229
And from the evil of an envier when he envies.”	5	Meccan	6230