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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.

Surah
Al-Isra (17)
Verse
78 of 111
Revealed
Makki
Juz
15
Mushaf page
290

Word by word

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
أَقِمِaqimiEstablish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
لِدُلُوكِlidulūkiat the decline
ٱلشَّمْسِl-shamsi(of) the sun
إِلَىٰilātill
غَسَقِghasaqi(the) darkness
ٱلَّيْلِal-layli(of) the night
وَقُرْءَانَwaqur'ānaand Quran
ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖl-fajriat dawn
إِنَّinnaindeed
قُرْءَانَqur'ānathe Quran
ٱلْفَجْرِl-fajri(at) the dawn
كَانَkānais
مَشْهُودًۭاmashhūdanever 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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