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Surah Al-Ma'arij, verse 40: meaning and tafsir
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ ٤٠
I swear by the Lord of the sunrises and sunsets[15] that We are surely Capable
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[15] i.e., Allah is the One Who determines the daily points of sunrise and sunset according to each season by the rotation of the earth around its axis.
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40. Allah takes an oath on the Lord of the rising places of the sun and the moon. Indeed, Allah is the Capable.
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