سُوْرَةُ الدَّهْرِ
Surah Al-Insaan (76) — Ayah 25
وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And remember the Name of your Lord every morning and afternoon [i.e. offering of the Morning (Fajr), Zuhr, and ‘Asr prayers].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱذْكُرِ
wa-udh'kuri
And remember
ٱسْمَ
is'ma
(the) name
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
بُكْرَةًۭ
buk'ratan
morning
وَأَصِيلًۭا
wa-aṣīlan
and evening
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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25. And remember the name of your Lord morning and evening [29].
[29]
The Times of Prayers:
The strength required for this patience and endurance will be attained by you ﷺ through the remembrance of Allah and reliance upon Him. Therefore, you ﷺ should remember Allah at all times. It should be clear that although the five daily prayers were made obligatory during the Night of Ascension (Mi'raj), and the number of rak‘ahs in each prayer and other details were specified, even before that, the times of the prayers were almost the same. For example, in this verse, the words ﴿بُكْرَةً وَّاَصِيْلًا﴾ have appeared. "Bukrah" refers to the early part of the day or the morning prayer, and "Aseela" refers to the time from the decline of the sun until sunset, which are the Zuhr and Asr prayers. In the next verse, "night" refers to the Maghrib and Isha prayers. And ﴿لَيْلاً طَوِيْلاً﴾ refers to the Tahajjud prayer, which was obligatory upon you.
[29]
The Times of Prayers:
The strength required for this patience and endurance will be attained by you ﷺ through the remembrance of Allah and reliance upon Him. Therefore, you ﷺ should remember Allah at all times. It should be clear that although the five daily prayers were made obligatory during the Night of Ascension (Mi'raj), and the number of rak‘ahs in each prayer and other details were specified, even before that, the times of the prayers were almost the same. For example, in this verse, the words ﴿بُكْرَةً وَّاَصِيْلًا﴾ have appeared. "Bukrah" refers to the early part of the day or the morning prayer, and "Aseela" refers to the time from the decline of the sun until sunset, which are the Zuhr and Asr prayers. In the next verse, "night" refers to the Maghrib and Isha prayers. And ﴿لَيْلاً طَوِيْلاً﴾ refers to the Tahajjud prayer, which was obligatory upon you.
