سورة الفَجر
Surah Al-Fajr 89:5
The Dawn · Verse 5 of 30
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِذِي حِجْرٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
In it there is surely a strong evidence for one who has sense and understanding.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Ahmed Ali
Is there not an evidence in this for those who have sense?
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Is there not in that a solemn oath for one endowed with reason (to reflect upon, so that it may guide him to the truth and keep him away from evils)?
Daryabadi
Indeed in that there is an oath for a man of sense.
Faridul Haque
Why is there an oath in this, for the intelligent?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Truly in this is an oath for men of understanding.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Is there not in it strong evidence for one possessed of understanding?
Muhammad Asad
Considering all this - could there be, to anyone endowed with reason, a [more] solemn evidence of the truth?
Muhammad Musin Khan
There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs, etc.)!
Muhammad Pickthall
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Muhammad Sarwar
Is this not a sufficient oath for intelligent people?.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
Rashad Khalifa
A profound oath, for one who possesses intelligence.
Shabbir Ahmed
Is not all this a solemn evidence for every thinking person?
Commentary 89:1-5 The introductory five verses specify the times that are particularly suited for the offering of prayers and for remembrance of our Lord. It is the…
On 89:1–5
وَالْفَجْرِ﴿١﴾ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْر﴿٢﴾ وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ﴿٣﴾ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ﴿٤﴾ هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
89:1-5 The introductory five verses specify the times that are particularly suited for the offering of prayers and for remembrance of our Lord. It is the prayer at the time of the daybreak (Salât al-Fajr), then the last ten nights of the month of fasting (لَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ ) that is the starting time of the observance of I‘tikâf when a Muslim may spend day and night in a mosque in seclusion. Then an even and odd number of prayers are mentioned, which are performed before sleep and during the ten nights of seclusion in the mosque. The ten nights are also in reference to the last ten nights of the month of Ramadzân. “And the Night when it moves on” refers to the Night of Majesty – Lailah-tul-Qadr. Ibn ‘Abbâs supported this interpretation on the authority of the Holy Prophet (pbuh). Tabriz has gone so far as to say that the aforementioned interpretation of the ten nights has been confirmed by consensus. When the Holy Prophet (pbuh) was requested to comment upon the significance of the “even and odd” - he is reported to have said that by this expression is meant the prayer, which consists of both even and odd rak‘ats (cf. 44:89).