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Establish the prayer at the decline of the sun Qur’an 17:78
أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَقُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖ إِنَّ قُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًۭا
Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
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- Al-Isra (17)
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| أَقِمِ | aqimi | Establish |
| ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ | l-ṣalata | the prayer |
| لِدُلُوكِ | lidulūki | at the decline |
| ٱلشَّمْسِ | l-shamsi | (of) the sun |
| إِلَىٰ | ilā | till |
| غَسَقِ | ghasaqi | (the) darkness |
| ٱلَّيْلِ | al-layli | (of) the night |
| وَقُرْءَانَ | waqur'āna | and Quran |
| ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖ | l-fajri | at dawn |
| إِنَّ | inna | indeed |
| قُرْءَانَ | qur'āna | the Quran |
| ٱلْفَجْرِ | l-fajri | (at) the dawn |
| كَانَ | kāna | is |
| مَشْهُودًۭا | mashhūdan | ever witnessed |
In context
The verses around 17:78 in Al-Isra.
- 17:76وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَإِذًۭا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭاAnd indeed, they were about to drive you from the land to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little.
- 17:77سُنَّةَ مَن قَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا ۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحْوِيلًا[That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration.
- 17:79وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِۦ نَافِلَةًۭ لَّكَ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًۭا مَّحْمُودًۭاAnd from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.
- 17:80وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِى مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍۢ وَأَخْرِجْنِى مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍۢ وَٱجْعَل لِّى مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَٰنًۭا نَّصِيرًۭاAnd say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."
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