Quran

The four Quls, with transliteration and audio.

The four short surahs that begin with "Qul" (Say): Al-Kafirun, Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas. Listen, repeat and learn them.

Surah Al-Kafirun The Disbelievers

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

109:1

قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ ﴿١﴾

Qul yaa-ai yuhal kaafiroon

109:2

لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٢﴾

Laa a'budu ma t'abudoon

109:3

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ﴿٣﴾

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud

109:4

وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ﴿٤﴾

Wa laa ana 'abidum maa 'abattum

109:5

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ﴿٥﴾

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona ma a'bud

109:6

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ ﴿٦﴾

Lakum deenukum wa liya deen.

Surah Al-Ikhlas Sincerity

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

112:1

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾

Qul huwal laahu ahad

112:2

ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾

Allah hus-samad

112:3

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾

Lam yalid wa lam yoolad

112:4

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ﴿٤﴾

Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad

Surah Al-Falaq The Dawn

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

113:1

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾

Qul a'uzoo bi rabbil-falaq

113:2

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾

Min sharri ma khalaq

113:3

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾

Wa min sharri ghasiqin iza waqab

113:4

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾

Wa min sharrin-naffaa-thaati fil 'uqad

113:5

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾

Wa min shar ri haasidin iza hasad

Surah An-Nas Mankind

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

114:1

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿١﴾

Qul a'uzu birabbin naas

114:2

مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾

Malikin naas

114:3

إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾

Ilaahin naas

114:4

مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾

Min sharril was waasil khannaas

114:5

ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾

Al lazee yuwas wisu fee sudoorin naas

114:6

مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾

Minal jinnati wan naas

Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.

Guide

The four Quls, and their virtues.

  • Al-Ikhlas is equal to a third of the Quran.1
  • Al-Falaq and An-Nas are the best words to seek refuge with: "Nothing like them has been seen."2
  • Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas three times morning and evening "will suffice you against everything".3
  • Before sleep the Prophet ﷺ would blow into his hands, recite these three, and wipe over his body, three times.4
  • Al-Kafirun declares freedom from shirk, and was recited by the Prophet ﷺ with Al-Ikhlas in the sunnah of Fajr.5
  1. Sahih al-Bukhari 5013.
  2. Sahih Muslim 814.
  3. Sunan Abi Dawud 5082; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3575.
  4. Sahih al-Bukhari 5017.
  5. Sahih Muslim 726.

Questions

Good to know.

What are the 4 Quls?

Surah Al-Kafirun (109), Al-Ikhlas (112), Al-Falaq (113) and An-Nas (114), the four surahs that begin with "Qul".

Which Quls are read for protection?

Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas, three times each in the morning and evening and before sleep.