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Surah An-Nur, Verse 44

سورة النور، الآية ٤٤

24:44 Juz 18 Hizb 36 Page 356 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 24:44

يُقَلِّبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ ۝٤٤

Transliteration

yuqallibu l-lahu al-layla wal-nahāra inna fī dhālika laʿib'ratan li-ulī l-abṣāri

Translation

Allāh alternates the night and the day. Indeed in that is a lesson for those who have vision.

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Verse 44 of Surah An-Nur (24:44), a Medinan surah, is in juz 18, on page 356 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 44

Al-Mukhtasar

Allah alternates between the length of the day and night. Indeed, in that alternation is a lesson in the power of Allah and His oneness, for those who have foresight.

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Other translations of verse 44

Allah alternates the night and day. Indeed, there is a lesson in this for people of insight.

Allâh causes the night and the day to succeed each other (i.e. if the day is gone, the night comes, and if the night is gone, the day comes, and so on). Truly, in this is indeed a lesson for those who have insight.

Allah causeth the revolution of the day and the night. Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for those who see.

It is Allah Who alternates the Night and the Day: verily in these things is an instructive example for those who have vision!

Allah turns over the night and the day; most surely there is a lesson in this for those who have sight.

Allah turns about (i.e., alternates) the night and the day-time. Surely in that is indeed a lesson for the ones endowed with beholdings.

Verse 44 word by word

  1. يُقَلِّبُ yuqallibu Allah alternates ق ل ب
  2. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah alternates
  3. ٱلَّيْلَ al-layla the night ل ي ل
  4. وَٱلنَّهَارَ wal-nahāra and the day ن ه ر
  5. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  6. فِى fī in
  7. ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that
  8. لَعِبْرَةً laʿib'ratan surely is a lesson ع ب ر
  9. لِّأُو۟لِى li-ulī for those who have vision
  10. ٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ l-abṣāri for those who have vision ب ص ر

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  • Ali ’Imran 3:13

    قَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ ءَايَةٌ فِى فِئَتَيْنِ ٱلْتَقَتَا فِئَةٌ تُقَٰتِلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَأُخْرَىٰ كَافِرَةٌ يَرَوْنَهُم مِّثْلَيْهِمْ رَأْىَ ٱلْعَيْنِ وَٱللَّهُ يُؤَيِّدُ بِنَصْرِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ

    Already there has been for you a sign in the two armies which met [in combat at Badr] - one fighting in the cause of Allāh and another of disbelievers. They saw them [to be] twice their [own] number by [their] eyesight. But Allāh supports with His victory whom He wills. Indeed in that is a lesson for those of vision.

  • An-Nazi’at 79:26

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ

    Indeed in that is a lesson [i.e., warning] for whoever would fear [Allāh].

  • Al-Hijr 15:75

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ

    Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.

  • Al-Hijr 15:77

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.

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