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Surah Al-Ma'arij — Ayah 40 (70:40)

The Ascending Stairways · Makkah · Juz 29 · Mushaf page 570 of 604

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ ٤٠

English translation (Saheeh International)

So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings1 that indeed We are able

  1. - i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā), who determines the point at which the sun, moon and stars rise and set according to season and every position of observation.

Brief commentary

Allah takes an oath on the Lord of the rising places of the sun and the moon. Indeed, Allah is the Capable.

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