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Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent)

Verse 17of 78

رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ﴿١٧

Translation (Sahih International)

[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.

Word-by-word meaning

رَبُّrabbuLord
ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِl-mashriqayni(of) the two Easts
وَرَبُّwarabbuand Lord
ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِl-maghribayni(of) the two Wests

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Creation of Humans and JinnsAllah mentions that He created mankind from clay, like that used in pottery, and created the Jinns from the tip of the flame of a smokeless fire. This was said by Ad-Dahhak from Ibn `Abbas. It was also said by `Ikrimah, Mujahid, Al-Hasan and Ibn Zayd. Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas, "From the best part of the fire, from its smokeless flame.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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