The Holy Quran 17:12 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ءَايَتَيْنِ ۖ فَمَحَوْنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَجَعَلْنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلنَّهَارِ مُبْصِرَةً لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلِتَعْلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلْحِسَابَ ۚ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَصَّلْنَـٰهُ تَفْصِيلًا

Translation

We have made the night and the day two signs (that demonstrate Our might). We have darkened the sign of the night (allowing you to rest peacefully) and made the sign of the day bright so that you may seek Allaah's bounty (engage in earning your livelihood during the daylight) and (so that by the passing of days you may) know the count of years and (so that you may know how to make other types of) calculation (such as calculating months, weeks, generations and other periods). We have explained everything (to you) in (distinct) detail.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Two signs in the night and the day: the darkness of the night and the light of the day, the lengthening and shortening now of the one and now of the other; then at night the cool and gentle moonlight that gradually wanes and waxes, and by day the bright and hot light of the world-illuminating sun: all these are examples of the perfect power of the All-Holy…

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