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Ash-Shams - 91:1
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Allah swears by His Creation that the Person Who purifies Himself will be Successful and the Person Who corrupts Himself will fail
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
By the sun and Duhaha.
Mujahid said, "This means, by its light."
Qatadah said,
وَضُحَـهَا wa Duhaha. "The whole day."
Ibn Jarir said,
"The correct view is what has been said, `Allah swears by the sun and its daytime, because the clear light of the sun is daytime."'
Ash-Shams - 91:2
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
By the moon as it Talaha.
Mujahid said, "It follows it (the sun)."
Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn Abbas that he said,
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلـهَا
By the moon as it Talaha.
"It follows the day."
Qatadah said, "`as it Talaha (follows it)'
is referring to the night of the Hilal (the new crescent moon). When the sun goes down, the Hilal is visible."
Ash-Shams - 91:3
Concerning Allah's statement,
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّهَا
By the day as it Jallaha.
Mujahid said, "When it illuminates."
Thus, Mujahid said,
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّـهَا
By the day as it Jallaha.
"This is similar to Allah's statement,
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى
By the day as it Tajalla. (92:2)"
Ash-Shams - 91:4
And they have said concerning Allah's statement,
وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَـهَا
By the night as it Yaghshaha.
meaning, when it covers the sun, which takes place when sun disappears and the horizons become dark.
Ash-Shams - 91:5
Concerning Allah's statement,
وَالسَّمَأءِ وَمَا بَنَـهَا
By the heaven and Ma Banaha.
The meaning here could be for descriptive purposes, meaning "By the heaven and its construction."
This was said by Qatadah.
It could also mean "By the heaven and its Constructor."
This was stated by Mujahid.
Both views are interrelated, and construction means raising.
This is as Allah says,
وَالسَّمَأءَ بَنَيْنَـهَا بِأَيْدٍ
With Hands did We construct the heaven. (51:47)
Meaning, with strength.
وَالسَّمَأءَ بَنَيْنَـهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
Verily, We are able to extend the vastness of space thereof.
وَالاٌّرْضَ فَرَشْنَـهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَـهِدُونَ
And We have spread out the earth:how excellent a spreader are We!
(51:47-48)
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