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Quran verses about Sleep

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11 verses in 11 surahs · 5 subtopics

Sleep is presented here as one of Allah’s favours to man and a mercy for the distressed, while Allah Himself is overtaken by neither drowsiness nor sleep. The verses describe it as a form of death, during which Allah takes the souls, and recall that visions come during sleep and that calamities then strike harder.

Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.

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Sleep, one of Allah’s blessings upon man · 2 verses

Al-Furqan25:47

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا وَٱلنَّوْمَ سُبَاتًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ نُشُورًا ۝٤٧

And it is He who has made the night for you as clothing and sleep [a means for] rest and has made the day a resurrection.

Ar-Rum30:23

وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ مَنَامُكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱبْتِغَآؤُكُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ ۝٢٣

And of His signs is your sleep by night and day and your seeking of His bounty. Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen.

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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.

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