The Declining Day, Epoch
The chapter moves from an oath by time to loss, then names belief, good deeds, truth and patience. Notice that encouraging one another is part of its response. Read all three verses as a connected whole.
Based on Quran 103:1–3. Original study prompt, not a complete tafsir. Compare the passage ↗English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com · v1.1.2 ↗
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْعَصْرِ
(1) By time,[1985]
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ
(2) Indeed, mankind is in loss,
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ
(3) Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.