The Holy Quran 17:78 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَقُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖ إِنَّ قُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا

Translation

Establish salaah from the decline of the sun (after midday or after sunset) until the darkness of the night (referring to the Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha salaahs), as well as the Fajr salaah. Indeed the Fajr salaah is attended (by the angels). (Rasulullaah ﷺ said that the angels of the day and the night alternate each day. They all gather during the time of the Fajr and Asr salaahs. When the angels who were with man during the night ascend to Allaah, He asks them in what condition they had left His slaves. They reply that they left them while they were performing salaah and they found them the day before while performing salaah. [Bukhari])

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, do not worry at all about their schemes. Stay turned towards your Master and establish the prayers properly. Connection with Allah is the thing that makes a person prevail over all difficulties and calamities: وَاسْتَعِيْنُوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلٰوةِ “Seek help through patience and prayer” (Surah Al-Baqarah, ruku' 5).

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