Surat Al-Qasas · The Stories
Qur'an 28:73
وَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
“And out of His mercy He made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful.”
Al-Qasas 28:73 · Saheeh International
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I Sin nåd skapade Han för er natten och dagen, så att ni skall ha en tid för vila och en tid då ni skall kunna söka det som Han i Sin godhet [beviljar er]; kanske känner ni tacksamhet.
Recited by Mishary Alafasy. Plays on through the surah.
Night and Day are among the Blessings of Allah and are Signs of Tawhid
Allah reminds His servants of His favors towards them by subjugating for them the night and day, without which they could not survive. He explains that if He made the night continuous, lasting until the Day of Resurrection, that would be harmful for them and would cause boredom and stress. So He says:
مَنْ إِلَـهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِضِيَآءٍ
(which god besides Allah could bring you light) meaning, `with which you could see things and which would bring you relief'
أَفَلاَ تَسْمَعُونَ
(Will you not then hear) Then Allah tells us that if He had made the day continuous, lasting until the Day of Resurrection, that would also be harmful for them and their bodies would get tired from so much movement and activity. Allah says:
مَنْ إِلَـهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِلَيْلٍ تَسْكُنُونَ فِيهِ
(which god besides Allah could bring you night wherein you rest) meaning, `to rest from your work and activity.'
أَفلاَ تُبْصِرُونَوَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِ
(Will you not then see It is out of His mercy) towards you,
جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ
(that He has made for you the night and the day) He created both,
لِتَسْكُنُواْ فِيهِ
(that you may rest therein) during the night,
وَلِتَبْتَغُواْ مِن فَضْلِهِ
(and that you may seek of His bounty) during the day, by traveling, moving about and working.
وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
(and in order that you may be grateful.) So that you may give thanks to Allah by performing all kinds of acts of worship at night and during the day. Whoever misses something during the night can make it up during the day, and vice versa. This is like the Ayah,
وَهُوَ الَّذِى جَعَلَ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ خِلْفَةً لِّمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرَادَ شُكُوراً
(And He it is Who has put the night and the day in succession, for such who desires to remember or desires to show his gratitude.) (25:62). And there are many similar Ayat.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged, English).
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