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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
62. And He is the One who has made the night and the day follow each other in succession [79]. For whoever wishes to take heed or wishes to be grateful.
[79]
The Literal Meaning of "Khilfah":
Khilfah means one coming after another. Night comes after day, and day comes after night. And they continue to come one after the other repeatedly. According to the current theory of astronomy, day and night are produced due to the earth’s daily axial rotation in front of the sun. The circumference of the earth is twenty-five thousand miles, and the earth completes its axial rotation in a full twenty-four hours. In other words, we have divided the duration of the earth’s axial rotation into twenty-four hours. The increase and decrease in the times of day and night occur due to the earth’s annual revolution around the sun. According to this theory, these wonders of Allah’s power become even more astonishing, Who has set such massive spheres in motion with the speed of lightning in such a way that there can never be even a second’s advancement or delay in their results. Nor do these spheres ever collide with each other anywhere.
[79]
The Literal Meaning of "Khilfah":
Khilfah means one coming after another. Night comes after day, and day comes after night. And they continue to come one after the other repeatedly. According to the current theory of astronomy, day and night are produced due to the earth’s daily axial rotation in front of the sun. The circumference of the earth is twenty-five thousand miles, and the earth completes its axial rotation in a full twenty-four hours. In other words, we have divided the duration of the earth’s axial rotation into twenty-four hours. The increase and decrease in the times of day and night occur due to the earth’s annual revolution around the sun. According to this theory, these wonders of Allah’s power become even more astonishing, Who has set such massive spheres in motion with the speed of lightning in such a way that there can never be even a second’s advancement or delay in their results. Nor do these spheres ever collide with each other anywhere.
