Al-Qamar (The Moon)
Verse 1of 55
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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