Surah Yaseen
Chapter 36 · Verse 39 · Revealed in Makkah
“And the moon - We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Among the Signs of the Might and Power of Allah are the Night and Day, and the Sun and Moon
يُغْشِى الَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا
(He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly) (7:54). Allah says here:
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
The text now turns to: وَالْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَاهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَالْعُرْجُونِ الْقَدِيمِ (And for the moon, We have appointed measured phases, until it turned [ pale, curved and fine ] like an old branch of date-palm.- 36:39). The dried bough of a date tree that gets bent like a bow is called: عُرْجُونِ (` urjun).
The stages of the moon
What does this verse bring up for you today?