سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 62
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ خِلْفَةً لِّمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرَادَ شُكُورًا ﴿62﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
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.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
made
ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
وَٱلنَّهَارَ
wal-nahāra
and the day
خِلْفَةًۭ
khil'fatan
(in) succession
لِّمَنْ
liman
for whoever
أَرَادَ
arāda
desires
أَن
an
to
يَذَّكَّرَ
yadhakkara
remember
أَوْ
aw
or
أَرَادَ
arāda
desires
شُكُورًۭا
shukūran
to be thankful
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
62-1. That is, when the night goes, the day comes, and when the day comes, the night goes away. Both are not present together at the same time; their benefits and advantages are not in need of explanation. Some have interpreted خِلْفَۃً to mean "opposite to each other," that is, the night is dark while the day is bright.
