An-Nazi’at 79:29
Those who drag forth · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 584
Night and Morning
وَأَغۡطَشَ لَيۡلَهَا وَأَخۡرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا ٢٩
And He made dark the night thereof, and He brought forth the morn thereof.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And darkened its night and brought out its morning.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the night is linked to the sky because night and day come from the movement of the sun in the sky.
Reflect
Notice the order of night and day today.
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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