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Surah Ar-Rahman, verse 17: meaning and tafsir

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  • Juz 27
  • Medinan
  • 55:17

رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ ۝١٧

[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets[4].

Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com

[4] i.e., the points of sunrise in the east and sunset in the west in both summer and winter.

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17. Lord of the sun’s two points of rising and its two points of setting in winter and summer.

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