The Holy Quran 55:17 — Surah Ar-Rahman

Arabic text

رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

Translation

(Allaah is) The Rabb of the two Easts (the two extreme points in the Eastern horizon where the sun rises throughout the year) and the two Wests (the two extreme points in the Western horizon where the sun sets throughout the year).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The two easts and the two wests: the points from which the sun rises in winter and summer are the two easts, and the places where it sets are the two wests. It is through the change and shifting of these two easts and two wests that the seasons and harvest times change and all kinds of transformations take place.

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