Al-Jathiyah 45:5
The Crouching · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 499
Night, Day, Rain, Wind
وَٱخۡتِلَٰفِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن رِّزۡقࣲ فَأَحۡيَا بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَا وَتَصۡرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَٰحِ ءَايَٰتࣱ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يَعۡقِلُونَ ٥
And the difference of night and day and the provision that Allah sendeth down from the sky and thereby quickeneth the earth after her death, and the ordering of the winds, are portents for a people who have sense.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And in the alternation of night and day, the provision Allah sends down from the sky, and the shifting of the winds are signs for people who reason.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, night and day succeeding each other show the flow of time and the passing of lives.
Reflect
Notice the passing of the day and make good use of your life.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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