Surah At-Tur
Chapter 52 · Verse 49 · Revealed in Makkah
“And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Stubbornness of the Idolators; Their Punishment
Allah the Exalted reaffirms the stubbornness of the idolators and their ignorance of what goes around them,
وَإِن يَرَوْاْ كِسْفاً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ سَـقِطاً
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ (And, in parts of night too, proclaim His purity, and at setting of the stars...52:49) 'Proclaiming the purity of the Lord in parts of night' includes Maghrib and ` Isha' prayers, as well as the general tasbihat (proclamation of the purity of the Lord). The concluding part of this verse; "...and at setting of the stars" refers to the Fajr prayer and the tasbihat recited at that time. (Ibn Kathir)
Alhamdu1i11ah
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