سورة الاٴنعَام
Surah Al-An‘âm 6:96
The Cattle · Verse 96 of 165
فَالِقُ الْإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَنًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
He is the cleaver of the daybreak (from the dark of the night), and He has made the night for rest, and the sun and the moon for reckoning (of time). That is the decree of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He it is that cleaveth the day-break (from the dark): He makes the night for rest and tranquillity, and the sun and moon for the reckoning (of time): Such is the judgment and ordering of (Him), the Exalted in Power, the Omniscient.
Ahmed Ali
He ushers in the dawn, and made the night for rest, the sun and moon a computation. Such is the measure appointed by Him, the omnipotent and all-wise.
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Ali Unal
He it is Who splits the dawn (from the darkness of night). He has made the night for repose, and the sun and the moon a means for reckoning (the divisions of time). This is the ordaining of the All-Glorious with irresistible might, the All-Knowing.
Daryabadi
The Cleaver of the dawn; and He hath appointed the night as a rest, and appointed the sun and the moon according to a reckoning that is the disposition of the Mighty, the Knowing.
Faridul Haque
It is He Who breaks dawn (by splitting the dark); and He has made the night a calmness, and the sun and the moon a count (for time); this is the command set by the Almighty, the All Knowing.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He is the Cleaver of the daybreak; and He has made the night for rest, and the sun and the moon for reckoning. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Knowing.
Maulvi Sher Ali
HE causes the break of day and HE made the night for rest and the sun and the moon for the reckoning of time. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise.
Muhammad Asad
[He is] the One who causes the dawn to break; and He has made the night to be [a source of] stillness, and the sun and the moon to run their appointed courses [all] this is laid down by the will of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
Muhammad Musin Khan
(He is the) Cleaver of the daybreak. He has appointed the night for resting, and the sun and the moon for reckoning. Such is the measuring of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.
Muhammad Pickthall
He is the Cleaver of the Daybreak, and He hath appointed the night for stillness, and the sun and the moon for reckoning. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise.
Muhammad Sarwar
It is He who kindles the light of dawn, and has made the night for you to rest, and the sun and moon as a means of calculation. This is the design of the Majestic and All-knowing God.
Muhammed ali Shakir
He causes the dawn to break; and He has made the night for rest, and the sun and the moon for reckoning; this is an arrangement of the Mighty, the Knowing.
Rashad Khalifa
At the crack of dawn, He causes the morning to emerge. He made the night still, and He rendered the sun and the moon to serve as calculation devices. Such is the design of the Almighty, the Omniscient.
Shabbir Ahmed
He is the Cleaver of the daybreak. He has appointed the night for stillness, (rest and tranquility) and the sun and the moon to run their well-calculated courses. They become means of calculating time for you (10:5). Such is the Design of the All-Powerful, the Knower.
Commentary 6:96 Fâliq فَالِقُ is derived from falaqaä فلَقَ and means to cleave, split, come forth, or become separated. Falaq فلقْ is the daybreak because it cleaves the…
فَالِقُ الْإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَنًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ
6:96 Fâliq فَالِقُ is derived from falaqaä فلَقَ and means to cleave, split, come forth, or become separated. Falaq فلقْ is the daybreak because it cleaves the darkness; Falaq is also the cleaving of a seed or the stone of fruit. It also indicates the emergence of the truth after its initial doubtfulness. Fâliq فَالِقُ is the “one who cleaves asunder”, “who is the cause of the appearance of truth and Revelation”. Allâh says He is Fâliq. Allâh uses two excellent metaphors in these two verses when He says that He is Fâliq al-Habb wa Nawâ فالق الحبٌ والنواء “One Who cleaves asunder the grain seeds and date stones”, and Fâliq al-Asbah فَالِقُ الْإِصْبَاحِ “One Who cleaves asunder the day from the night”. It is a metaphor to tell us that, just as from seeds of fruits and date palm, which apparently have no value, He creates fruit-bearing trees pleasing to the eyes; similarly, after He sends His Revelation, human beings are born with excellent qualities in them. Through these metaphors we are reminded of the necessity of Divine Revelation. Fâliq al-Habb wa Nawâ and Fâliq al-Asbahare two Divine Attributes.