Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 73

(Ayah 73) {وَ مِنْ رَّحْمَتِهٖ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الَّيْلَ … :} That is, it is He who, by His mercy, has provided you with comfort and means of livelihood in the form of night and day, so that you may give thanks for His blessings. But instead of being grateful, you began to associate partners with Him. It is evident that the natural way is for a person to work during the day and rest at night, and generally, this is what happens; however, both activities can occur at both times.

73-1. Day and night, both are among Allah's great blessings. He made the night dark so that everyone could rest. Because of this darkness, every creature is compelled to sleep and rest. Otherwise, if everyone had their own separate times for resting and sleeping, no one would be able to sleep properly, whereas fulfilling the need for sleep is extremely necessary for economic struggle and worldly business. Without it, energy cannot be restored. If some people were sleeping while others were awake and busy in their pursuits, the rest and comfort of those sleeping would be disturbed, and people would also be deprived of mutual cooperation, whereas the system of the world depends on mutual cooperation and support. That is why Allah made the night dark so that all creatures could rest at the same time and no one could disturb anyone's sleep and rest. Similarly, He made the day bright so that in the light, humans could conduct their business in a better way. If there were no daylight, the difficulties that humans would face are easily understood and realized by everyone. Allah, in reference to these blessings, has affirmed His oneness: tell me, if Allah were to end this system of day and night and impose perpetual night upon you, is there any deity besides Allah who could grant you the light of day? Or if He were to keep it always day, is there anyone who could provide you with the darkness of night, in which you could rest? No, certainly not. It is only Allah's perfect kindness that He has established such a system of day and night that when night comes, the light of day ends, and it is during the day that humans seek Allah's bounty (provision) through work and effort.

73-2. That is, also declare the praise and glorification of Allah (this is verbal gratitude), and use the wealth, abilities, and energies given by Allah according to His commands and guidance. (This is practical gratitude)

73. It is out of His mercy that He made the night and the day for you, so that you may rest (at night) and seek His bounty during the day. (If you reflect,) perhaps you will become grateful to Him.

[98] This is a special mercy of Allah that He has made the system of day and night in such a way that there are benefits upon benefits for all creatures. No living being can work continuously. Therefore, Allah made the night, which is both dark and cool, and these two things are necessary for rest or sleep. In the presence of both, a person can sleep deeply and remove the fatigue of the whole day. And for work, light was necessary, so the day was made for this purpose. Now, what should have happened is that man would show gratitude to Allah for His blessings, but with his upside-down intellect, man, instead of thanking Allah, started associating partners with Him. And he began to distribute Allah’s powers among many beings, for which he had no right.