سُوْرَةُ الرُّوْمِ
Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 18
وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And His are all the praises and thanks in the heavens and the earth; and (glorify Him) in the afternoon (i.e. offer ‘Asr prayer) and when you come up to the time, when the day begins to decline (i.e. offer Zuhr prayer). (Ibn ‘Abbâs said: "These are the five compulsory congregational prayers mentioned in the Qur’ân)." [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَهُ
walahu
And for Him
ٱلْحَمْدُ
l-ḥamdu
(are) all praises
فِى
fī
in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَعَشِيًّۭا
waʿashiyyan
and (at) night
وَحِينَ
waḥīna
and when
تُظْهِرُونَ
tuẓ'hirūna
you are at noon
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.
18-1 This is the glorification and praise for the sacred Self of Allah Almighty, from which the purpose is to guide His servants that in those times which follow one another and which indicate His perfect power and greatness, you should glorify and praise Him. The evening time is the forerunner of the darkness of night, and the dawn is the harbinger of the light of day. ‘Isha is the time of intense darkness, and Zuhr is the time when it becomes fully bright. Thus, blessed is the Being who is the Creator of all these and who has placed distinct benefits in all these times. Some say that by glorification is meant prayer, and the times mentioned in both verses are the times of the five prayers. In “tumsoon” are Maghrib and ‘Isha, in “tusbihun” is the Fajr prayer, in “ashiyyan” (afternoon) is ‘Asr, and in “tuzhirun” is the Zuhr prayer. In a weak hadith, the virtue of reciting these two verses in the morning and evening is mentioned, that it compensates for the shortcomings of the night and day.
