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Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 17
فَسُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So glorify Allâh [above all that (evil) they associate with Him (O believers)] when you come up to the evening [i.e. offer the (Maghrib ) sunset and (‘Ishâ’) night prayers], and when you enter the morning [i.e. offer the (Fajr) morning prayer].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَسُبْحَـٰنَ
fasub'ḥāna
So glory be to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
حِينَ
ḥīna
when
تُمْسُونَ
tum'sūna
you reach the evening
وَحِينَ
waḥīna
and when
تُصْبِحُونَ
tuṣ'biḥūna
you reach the morning
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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17. So glorify [14] Allah in the evening and in the morning.
[14]
Opposition to Sun-Worshippers in the Timings of Prayers:
That is, declare the transcendence of Allah from the false beliefs of the polytheists. The polytheists present one of their false beliefs as an argument: how can Allah alone manage the entire universe, so it is necessary that He delegate some powers to other beings. Therefore, Muslims were commanded to declare the purity of Allah from such absurd and frivolous beliefs. Most commentators have interpreted "tasbih" here to mean prayer, and the context is that the timings of prayers are mentioned here. The majority of polytheists believed in the effects and influences of celestial bodies on human life. And since all earthly creatures are affected by the influence of the sun, it was considered the greatest deity, and sun and fire were worshipped in various forms. Sun-worshippers generally worshipped the sun at the time of sunrise and sunset. Therefore, Muslims were commanded that during these times, even voluntary prayers should not be performed, let alone obligatory prayers. Also, sun-worshippers used to worship the sun at the time when the sun was inclining towards its zenith, that is, from sunrise until midday. Therefore, no obligatory prayer time was fixed during this period. Two prayers fall at the time when the sun is declining, and three prayers are fixed at the time when the sun disappears. In verse 17, the mention of the morning and evening prayers has come, and according to some, "tumsoona" includes both Maghrib and Isha, and in verse 18, the mention of the third part of the day, that is, Asr prayer and Zuhr prayer, has come. And prayer itself is the best form of declaring the purity and praise of Allah. And if from these two verses only the times of four prayers are understood, then by considering Surah Hud verse 14, Surah Bani Isra'il verse 78, and Surah Ta-Ha verse 130, the specification of the times of five prayers is established from the Quran itself.
[14]
Opposition to Sun-Worshippers in the Timings of Prayers:
That is, declare the transcendence of Allah from the false beliefs of the polytheists. The polytheists present one of their false beliefs as an argument: how can Allah alone manage the entire universe, so it is necessary that He delegate some powers to other beings. Therefore, Muslims were commanded to declare the purity of Allah from such absurd and frivolous beliefs. Most commentators have interpreted "tasbih" here to mean prayer, and the context is that the timings of prayers are mentioned here. The majority of polytheists believed in the effects and influences of celestial bodies on human life. And since all earthly creatures are affected by the influence of the sun, it was considered the greatest deity, and sun and fire were worshipped in various forms. Sun-worshippers generally worshipped the sun at the time of sunrise and sunset. Therefore, Muslims were commanded that during these times, even voluntary prayers should not be performed, let alone obligatory prayers. Also, sun-worshippers used to worship the sun at the time when the sun was inclining towards its zenith, that is, from sunrise until midday. Therefore, no obligatory prayer time was fixed during this period. Two prayers fall at the time when the sun is declining, and three prayers are fixed at the time when the sun disappears. In verse 17, the mention of the morning and evening prayers has come, and according to some, "tumsoona" includes both Maghrib and Isha, and in verse 18, the mention of the third part of the day, that is, Asr prayer and Zuhr prayer, has come. And prayer itself is the best form of declaring the purity and praise of Allah. And if from these two verses only the times of four prayers are understood, then by considering Surah Hud verse 14, Surah Bani Isra'il verse 78, and Surah Ta-Ha verse 130, the specification of the times of five prayers is established from the Quran itself.
