سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 61
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱلنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ﴿61﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh, it is He Who has made the night for you that you may rest therein and the day for you to see. Truly, Allâh is full of Bounty to mankind; yet, most of mankind give no thanks.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
made
لَكُمُ
lakumu
for you
ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
لِتَسْكُنُوا۟
litaskunū
that you may rest
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
وَٱلنَّهَارَ
wal-nahāra
and the day
مُبْصِرًا ۚ
mub'ṣiran
giving visibility
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَذُو
ladhū
(is) Full (of) Bounty
فَضْلٍ
faḍlin
(is) Full (of) Bounty
عَلَى
ʿalā
to
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the people
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
أَكْثَرَ
akthara
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَشْكُرُونَ
yashkurūna
give thanks
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.
Allah is the One who made the night for you so that you may rest in it, and made the day bright. Surely, Allah is full of bounty [81] to mankind, but most people do not give thanks.
[80]
An Automatic System of Work and Rest in Every Living Being:
At night, neither the heat of the sun bothers, nor is there sunlight as intense as the sun. Darkness and a suitable degree of coolness—both these things are conducive to sleep and rest. And the day has been made bright for work, so that one can manage without any artificial light. Allah Almighty has presented the night and day as evidence of His Oneness. The meaning is that day and night indicate an extremely orderly system between the sun and the earth. From this, it becomes clear that the Creator, Owner, and Controller of the sun and this earth can only be one and the same Being. If the owners of these planets were separate gods, as the polytheists believe, then this system of day and night could never run with such regularity. Then, within this system of night and day, and in resting at night and working during the day, there are astonishing wonders of Allah Almighty. While working during the day, countless cells of a person are lost and destroyed. At night, when a person rests, in the state of sleep, new cells are produced in place of those lost. And when this process is properly completed, the person wakes up. It is as if his time of rest is over. Then, refreshed, he becomes able to work again in the morning. And this system made by Allah Almighty is automatic. If a person does not rest after working, sleep overcomes him wherever he may be, and he is compelled to rest. If, even then, a person does not fulfill this natural requirement or is negligent in fulfilling it, his health is destroyed.
[81] That is, Allah Almighty has bestowed so many favors upon man. Yet man is so ungrateful and thankless that instead of expressing gratitude to Allah, he begins to associate partners with Him.
[80]
An Automatic System of Work and Rest in Every Living Being:
At night, neither the heat of the sun bothers, nor is there sunlight as intense as the sun. Darkness and a suitable degree of coolness—both these things are conducive to sleep and rest. And the day has been made bright for work, so that one can manage without any artificial light. Allah Almighty has presented the night and day as evidence of His Oneness. The meaning is that day and night indicate an extremely orderly system between the sun and the earth. From this, it becomes clear that the Creator, Owner, and Controller of the sun and this earth can only be one and the same Being. If the owners of these planets were separate gods, as the polytheists believe, then this system of day and night could never run with such regularity. Then, within this system of night and day, and in resting at night and working during the day, there are astonishing wonders of Allah Almighty. While working during the day, countless cells of a person are lost and destroyed. At night, when a person rests, in the state of sleep, new cells are produced in place of those lost. And when this process is properly completed, the person wakes up. It is as if his time of rest is over. Then, refreshed, he becomes able to work again in the morning. And this system made by Allah Almighty is automatic. If a person does not rest after working, sleep overcomes him wherever he may be, and he is compelled to rest. If, even then, a person does not fulfill this natural requirement or is negligent in fulfilling it, his health is destroyed.
[81] That is, Allah Almighty has bestowed so many favors upon man. Yet man is so ungrateful and thankless that instead of expressing gratitude to Allah, he begins to associate partners with Him.
