سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 29
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِىٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
See you not (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) that Allâh merges the night into the day (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the night are added to the hours of the day), and merges the day into the night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of day are added to the hours of night), and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for a term appointed; and that Allâh is All-Aware of what you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُولِجُ
yūliju
causes to enter
ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
فِى
fī
into
ٱلنَّهَارِ
l-nahāri
the day
وَيُولِجُ
wayūliju
and causes to enter
ٱلنَّهَارَ
l-nahāra
the day
فِى
fī
into
ٱلَّيْلِ
al-layli
the night
وَسَخَّرَ
wasakhara
and has subjected
ٱلشَّمْسَ
l-shamsa
the sun
وَٱلْقَمَرَ
wal-qamara
and the moon
كُلٌّۭ
kullun
each
يَجْرِىٓ
yajrī
moving
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
for
أَجَلٍۢ
ajalin
a term
مُّسَمًّۭى
musamman
appointed
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
خَبِيرٌۭ
khabīrun
(is) All-Aware
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.
29-1. That is, He takes a portion of the night and adds it to the day, making the day longer and the night shorter, as happens in the summer. Then He takes a portion of the day and adds it to the night, making the night longer and the day shorter, as happens in the winter.
29-2. 'Until a fixed time' refers to until the Day of Resurrection, meaning the system of the rising and setting of the sun and the moon, to which Allah has bound them, will remain established in this way until the Day of Resurrection. The second meaning is that it is until a determined destination, that is, Allah has set a destination and a circuit for their movement, where their journey ends, and the next day, starting again from there, it stops at the first destination. This meaning is also supported by a hadith: The Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Dharr ؓ, "Do you know where this sun goes?" Abu Dharr ؓ said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He ﷺ said, "Its last destination is the Divine Throne; it goes there and prostrates under the Throne, then seeks permission from its Lord to come out from there. A time will come when it will be told, 'Return to where you came from.' So it will rise from the west instead of the east, as is mentioned among the signs of the nearness of the Day of Resurrection." Ibn Abbas ؓ said, "The sun is like a waterwheel; during the day it moves along its orbit in the sky, and when it sets, during the night it moves along its orbit beneath the earth until it rises from the east." The same is the case with the moon.
29-2. 'Until a fixed time' refers to until the Day of Resurrection, meaning the system of the rising and setting of the sun and the moon, to which Allah has bound them, will remain established in this way until the Day of Resurrection. The second meaning is that it is until a determined destination, that is, Allah has set a destination and a circuit for their movement, where their journey ends, and the next day, starting again from there, it stops at the first destination. This meaning is also supported by a hadith: The Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Dharr ؓ, "Do you know where this sun goes?" Abu Dharr ؓ said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He ﷺ said, "Its last destination is the Divine Throne; it goes there and prostrates under the Throne, then seeks permission from its Lord to come out from there. A time will come when it will be told, 'Return to where you came from.' So it will rise from the west instead of the east, as is mentioned among the signs of the nearness of the Day of Resurrection." Ibn Abbas ؓ said, "The sun is like a waterwheel; during the day it moves along its orbit in the sky, and when it sets, during the night it moves along its orbit beneath the earth until it rises from the east." The same is the case with the moon.
