Asad translation of Surah Al-Asr Ayah 1
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CONSIDER the flight of time!1
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The term asr denotes "time" that is measurable,
consisting of a succession of periods (in distinction
from dahr, which signifies "unlimited time", without
beginning or end: i.e., "time absolute"). Hence, 'asr
bears the connotation of the passing or the flight of
time - time which can never be recaptured.
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