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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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29. Do you not see that Allah merges the night into the day and merges the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [37] for an appointed term [38]? And Allah is fully aware [39] of what you do.
[37]
Refutation of the Divinity of the Moon and the Sun:
When Allah Almighty mentioned the night and the day, He also mentioned the sun and the moon. The sun is related to the times of the day and the moon to the times of the night, and these are the two celestial bodies that are most prominent to the inhabitants of the earth. And in most eras, these two have been worshipped and served. Allah Almighty has set them to such a task from which they cannot deviate in the slightest. The point to ponder is: can a creation of Allah that is so bound to its task be worthy of being worshipped? That which cannot, of its own will, move forward or backward even for a moment, nor shift an inch to either side—if such powerless creation is considered a deity, then what else can this be but folly?
[38]
Refutation of the Polytheists and the Materialists:
That is, after this appointed time, their movement or their orbit will come to an end. In other words, this system of night and day will be terminated, and the existence of this sun and moon will perish. Because these things are only for a fixed time, they are not eternal. And if they are not eternal, they cannot be pre-eternal either. Thus, these things are contingent and destined to perish. In this verse, there is also a refutation of the materialists who consider this universe to be eternal and everlasting, and also a refutation of the polytheists who have taken these perishable things as deities.
[39] The materialists are outright deniers of the Day of Resurrection, and most of the polytheists are also deniers of the Hereafter. As in the time of the Prophet, both the polytheists of Makkah and the fire-worshippers of Iran were deniers of the Hereafter, and some polytheists, though not deniers of the Hereafter, include in this belief certain other beliefs that destroy the very purpose of the Hereafter. The result is that the lifestyle of all such people in this world becomes like an unbridled camel. That is why Allah Almighty has also warned that Allah is fully aware of your deeds and is also capable of punishing you for them.
[37]
Refutation of the Divinity of the Moon and the Sun:
When Allah Almighty mentioned the night and the day, He also mentioned the sun and the moon. The sun is related to the times of the day and the moon to the times of the night, and these are the two celestial bodies that are most prominent to the inhabitants of the earth. And in most eras, these two have been worshipped and served. Allah Almighty has set them to such a task from which they cannot deviate in the slightest. The point to ponder is: can a creation of Allah that is so bound to its task be worthy of being worshipped? That which cannot, of its own will, move forward or backward even for a moment, nor shift an inch to either side—if such powerless creation is considered a deity, then what else can this be but folly?
[38]
Refutation of the Polytheists and the Materialists:
That is, after this appointed time, their movement or their orbit will come to an end. In other words, this system of night and day will be terminated, and the existence of this sun and moon will perish. Because these things are only for a fixed time, they are not eternal. And if they are not eternal, they cannot be pre-eternal either. Thus, these things are contingent and destined to perish. In this verse, there is also a refutation of the materialists who consider this universe to be eternal and everlasting, and also a refutation of the polytheists who have taken these perishable things as deities.
[39] The materialists are outright deniers of the Day of Resurrection, and most of the polytheists are also deniers of the Hereafter. As in the time of the Prophet, both the polytheists of Makkah and the fire-worshippers of Iran were deniers of the Hereafter, and some polytheists, though not deniers of the Hereafter, include in this belief certain other beliefs that destroy the very purpose of the Hereafter. The result is that the lifestyle of all such people in this world becomes like an unbridled camel. That is why Allah Almighty has also warned that Allah is fully aware of your deeds and is also capable of punishing you for them.
