سُوْرَةُ يٰسٓ
Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 39
وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَـٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the moon, We have measured for it mansions (to traverse) till it returns like the old dried curved date stalk.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلْقَمَرَ
wal-qamara
And the moon
قَدَّرْنَـٰهُ
qaddarnāhu
We have ordained for it
مَنَازِلَ
manāzila
phases
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
عَادَ
ʿāda
it returns
كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ
kal-ʿur'jūni
like the date stalk
ٱلْقَدِيمِ
l-qadīmi
the old
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.
39. 1 The moon has 28 stations; each day it traverses one station, then after being hidden, it appears again on the third night.
39. 2 That is, when it reaches the last station, it becomes very thin and small, like an old date stalk that has dried and become bent. From these very cycles of the moon, people calculate their days, months, and years, and determine the timings of their acts of worship.
39. 2 That is, when it reaches the last station, it becomes very thin and small, like an old date stalk that has dried and become bent. From these very cycles of the moon, people calculate their days, months, and years, and determine the timings of their acts of worship.
