The Holy Quran 10:5 — Surah Yunus

Arabic text

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ ضِيَآءً وَٱلْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُۥ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلْحِسَابَ ۚ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

Allaah is the One Who created the sun as a (bright) light, the moon as a (gentle) glow and has appointed stages (phases of waxing and waning) for it (the moon) so that you may know the count of the years (by the passing of months) and calculation (of time). Allaah has created these only with the truth (for a purpose and not for nothing). He explains the Aayaat for people of knowledge (people who ponder about these Aayaat and learn lessons from them).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The difference between “nur” (light) and “diya'” (radiance): according to some, نور (“nur”, light) is more general than ضیاء (“diya'”, radiance): “diya'” is the name only for light that is stronger and more brilliant. Others have said that whatever has its light from itself is “diya'”, and whatever has its light borrowed from another is “nur”.

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