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Al-Qamar (The Moon)

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ﴿١

Translation (Sahih International)

The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].

Word-by-word meaning

ٱقْتَرَبَتِiq'tarabatiHas come near
ٱلسَّاعَةُl-sāʿatuthe Hour
وَٱنشَقَّwa-inshaqqaand has split
ٱلْقَمَرُl-qamaruthe moon

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Hadith of Abu Waqid preceded, in which it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would recite Surah Qaf (chapter 53) and Iqtarabat As-Sa`ah (Al-Qamar, chapter 54), during (the `Id Prayers of) Al-Adha and Al-Fitr.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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