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Al-Furqan (The Criterion)

Verse 62of 77

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ خِلْفَةًۭ لِّمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرَادَ شُكُورًۭا﴿٦٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And it is He who has made the night and the day in succession for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude.

Word-by-word meaning

وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the One Who
جَعَلَjaʿalamade
ٱلَّيْلَal-laylathe night
وَٱلنَّهَارَwal-nahāraand the day
خِلْفَةًۭkhil'fatan(in) succession
لِّمَنْlimanfor whoever
أَرَادَarādadesires
أَنanto
يَذَّكَّرَyadhakkararemember
أَوْawor
أَرَادَarādadesires
شُكُورًۭاshukūranto be thankful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Mentioning the Might and Power of AllahHere Allah glorifies Himself and praises the beauty He created in the heavens of Al-Buruj, the giant stars, according to the view of Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Salih, Al-Hasan and Qatadah. This is like the Ayah,وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا السَّمَآءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَـبِيحَ(And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps) (67:5).

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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