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Al-Isra (The Night Journey)

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وَقُرْءَانًۭا فَرَقْنَٰهُ لِتَقْرَأَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ مُكْثٍۢ وَنَزَّلْنَٰهُ تَنزِيلًۭا﴿١٠٦

Translation (Sahih International)

And [it is] a Qur'an which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively.

Word-by-word meaning

وَقُرْءَانًۭاwaqur'ānanAnd the Quran
فَرَقْنَـٰهُfaraqnāhuWe have divided
لِتَقْرَأَهُۥlitaqra-ahuthat you might recite it
عَلَىʿalāto
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
عَلَىٰʿalāat
مُكْثٍۢmuk'thinintervals
وَنَزَّلْنَـٰهُwanazzalnāhuAnd We have revealed it
تَنزِيلًۭاtanzīlan(in) stages

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Revelation of the Qur'an in StagesAllah tells us that His Book, the Glorious Qur'an, has been sent with truth, i.e., it contains the truth, as Allah says:لَّـكِنِ اللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكَ أَنزَلَهُ بِعِلْمِهِ وَالْمَلَـئِكَةُ يَشْهَدُونَ(But Allah bears witness to that which He has sent down unto you; He has sent it down with His knowledge, and the angels bear witness) 4:166 meaning, it contains the knowledge which Allah wanted to teach to you, with His rulings, commands and p...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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