العصر
AL-ASR
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Offered with humility. The notes are read in a soft voice named Nora, used only for the English, never for the Quran.
sources & method
Arabic text
Uthmani mushaf (King Fahd Complex text, via Quran.com), verified letter by letter against the source.
Translation
Based on Saheeh International, lightly adapted for plain, clear reading.
Recitation
Abdul Basit Abdus Samad and Mishary Rashid al-Afasy, via EveryAyah.
Hadith & tafsir
Imam ash-Shafi'i's saying about this surah is related in the classical tafsir literature, including Ibn Kathir's.
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