Creation, of night and day, sun and moon

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

خَلَقَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلۡأَرۡضَبِٱلۡحَقِّۖيُكَوِّرُٱلَّيۡلَعَلَىٱلنَّهَارِوَيُكَوِّرُٱلنَّهَارَعَلَىٱلَّيۡلِۖوَسَخَّرَٱلشَّمۡسَوَٱلۡقَمَرَۖكُلّٞيَجۡرِيلِأَجَلٖمُّسَمًّىۗأَلَاهُوَٱلۡعَزِيزُٱلۡغَفَّٰرُ٥
Saheeh International

He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.1

خَلَقَKhalaqa
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِalssamawati
وَٱلْأَرْضَwaalarda
بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖbialhaqqi
يُكَوِّرُyukawwiru
ٱلَّيْلَallayla
عَلَىAAala
ٱلنَّهَارِalnnahari
وَيُكَوِّرُwayukawwiru
ٱلنَّهَارَalnnahara
عَلَىAAala
ٱلَّيْلِ ۖallayli
وَسَخَّرَwasakhkhara
ٱلشَّمْسَalshshamsa
وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖwaalqamara
كُلٌّۭkullun
يَجْرِىyajree
لِأَجَلٍۢliajalin
مُّسَمًّى ۗmusamman
أَلَاala
هُوَhuwa
ٱلْعَزِيزُalAAazeezu
ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُalghaffaru