سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 5
رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and all that is between them, and Lord of every point of the sun’s risings.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
رَّبُّ
rabbu
Lord
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَمَا
wamā
and what
بَيْنَهُمَا
baynahumā
(is) between both of them
وَرَبُّ
warabbu
and Lord
ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ
l-mashāriqi
(of) each point of sunrise
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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5. The Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and the Lord of the easts [3].
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How Many Mashariq and Magharib Are There?
Mashariq refers to countless easts. The sun does not always rise from the exact eastern direction; rather, in summer its east shifts towards the north, and in winter towards the south. The angle of the sun’s east is different every day; in this sense, there are 365 easts of the sun in a year. Furthermore, in this universe, not only the sun is revolving, but thousands of other planets are also in motion. And each of them has its own east or place of rising. In addition, changes also occur in their easts just like the sun’s easts. In this respect, the number of easts goes beyond our calculation. And Allah Ta’ala being Rabb al-Mashariq means that He alone is the Owner of the movement of all these planets and He alone has control over them, which means that just as Allah Ta’ala is the Owner of the easts, He is also the Owner of the wests. The magharib (wests) are not mentioned here, however, in Surah Ma’arij, verse number 40, magharib are also mentioned.
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How Many Mashariq and Magharib Are There?
Mashariq refers to countless easts. The sun does not always rise from the exact eastern direction; rather, in summer its east shifts towards the north, and in winter towards the south. The angle of the sun’s east is different every day; in this sense, there are 365 easts of the sun in a year. Furthermore, in this universe, not only the sun is revolving, but thousands of other planets are also in motion. And each of them has its own east or place of rising. In addition, changes also occur in their easts just like the sun’s easts. In this respect, the number of easts goes beyond our calculation. And Allah Ta’ala being Rabb al-Mashariq means that He alone is the Owner of the movement of all these planets and He alone has control over them, which means that just as Allah Ta’ala is the Owner of the easts, He is also the Owner of the wests. The magharib (wests) are not mentioned here, however, in Surah Ma’arij, verse number 40, magharib are also mentioned.
