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their Lord; (25:64) into night, and He has made the sun and moon
We revealed to Musa: ‘Travel with Our servants subservient, each one running until a specified
by night. You will certainly be pursued.’ (26:52) time. That is Allah, your Lord. The Kingdom is
They said, ‘Let us make an oath to one another His. Those you call on besides Him have no
by Allah that we will fall on him and his family in power over even the smallest speck. (35:13)
the night and then say to his protector, "We did A Sign for them is the night: We peel the day
not witness the destruction of his family and we away from it and there they are in darkness.
are telling the truth."’ (27:49) (36:37)
Do they not see that We have made the night for It is not for the sun to overtake the moon nor for
them to rest in and the day for seeing? There are the night to outstrip the day; each one is swim-
certainly Signs in that for people who believe. ming in a sphere. (36:40)
(27:86) And you pass by them in the daytime and at
Say: ‘What do you think? If Allah made it perma- night. So will you not use your intellect? (37:137-
nent night for you till the Day of Rising, what god 138)
is there other than Allah to bring you light? Do He created the heavens and the earth with truth.
you not then hear?’ (28:71) He wraps the night around the day and wraps the
Say: ‘What do you think? If Allah made it perma- day around the night, and has made the sun and
nent day for you till the Day of Rising, what god moon subservient, each one running for a speci-
is there other than Allah to bring you night to rest fied term. Is He not indeed the Almighty, the
in? Do you not then see?’ (28:72) Endlessly Forgiving? (39:5)
But part of His mercy is that He has made both What of him who spends the night hours in
night and day for you so that you can have your prayer, prostrating and standing up, mindful of
rest and seek His bounty, and so that hopefully the hereafter, hoping for the mercy of his Lord?
you will be thankful. (28:73) Say: ‘Are they the same–those who know and
So glory be to Allah when you start the night and those who do not know?’ It is only people of in-
when you greet the day. (30:17) telligence who pay heed. (39:9)
Among His Signs is your sleep by night and day The Fire, morning and night, to which they are
and your seeking after His bounty. There are cer- exposed; and on the Day the Hour takes place:
tainly Signs in that for people who hear. (30:23) ‘Admit Pharaoh’s people to the harshest punish-
Do you not see that Allah makes night merge into ment!’ (40:46)
day and day merge into night, and that He has Allah is He Who appointed the night for you so
made the sun and moon subservient, each one that you might rest in it, and the day for seeing.
running for a specified time, and that Allah is Allah pours out His favour on mankind but most
aware of what you do? (31:29) people do not show thanks. (40:61)
We placed between them and the cities We had Among His Signs are the night and day and the
blessed other clearly conspicuous cities, making sun and moon. Do not prostrate to the sun nor to
them measured stages on the way: ‘Travel be- the moon. Prostrate to Allah Who created them,
tween them in safety by night and day.’ (34:18) if you worship Him. (41:37)
Those deemed weak will say to those deemed If they grow arrogant, those who are with your
great, ‘No, it was your scheming night and day Lord glorify Him night and day and never grow
when you commanded us to reject Allah and as- tired. (41:38)
sign equals to Him.’ But they will show their re- We sent it down on a blessed night; We are con-
morse when they see the punishment. We will stantly giving warning. (44:3)
put iron collars round the necks of those who dis- (We said to Musa,) ‘Set out with My servants by
believe. Will they be repaid for anything but night. You will certainly be pursued.’ (44:23)
what they did? (34:33) And in the alternation of night and day and the
He makes night merge into day and day merge provision Allah sends down from the sky, bring-
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