وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ 18
Translations
And to Him is [due all] praise throughout the heavens and the earth. And [exalted is He] at night and when you are at noon.
Transliteration
Wa lahu al-hamdu fi as-samawati wa al-ardi wa ashiyyan wa hina tuzhirun
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah affirms that all praise and gratitude belong to Allah in the heavens and on earth, at evening and when you forenoon (during the day). According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this verse emphasizes the continuous and perpetual nature of Allah's praise across all times and places, encouraging believers to maintain constant remembrance of Allah throughout their day and night. The specific mention of evening and forenoon times highlights the importance of praising Allah during the significant portions of the day, reflecting the practice of prescribed prayers.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Ar-Rum (Chapter 30), a Meccan surah that discusses the signs of Allah's power and dominion over creation. The context addresses the inevitability of Allah's judgment and the certainty of His sovereignty, with this particular verse emphasizing that all creation—in the heavens and earth—testifies to Allah's worthiness of praise at all times.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'The best of supplications is 'Alhamdulillah' (All praise belongs to Allah)' (Tirmidhi). Additionally, the practice of glorifying Allah in the early morning and evening is emphasized in multiple hadiths encouraging dhikr (remembrance) during these times (Sahih Muslim).
Themes
Key Lesson
Believers should cultivate a continuous awareness of Allah's majesty and worthiness of praise throughout their entire day, particularly during significant times like dawn and dusk, transforming routine moments into opportunities for spiritual connection and gratitude.
Related Ayahs
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا ۖ وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
It is He who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever you are. And Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.
ءَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً إِن يُرِدْنِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ بِضُرٍّ لَّا تُغْنِ عَنِّى شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ
Should I take other than Him [false] deities [while], if the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity, their intercession will not avail me at all, nor can they save me?
وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَخْسَرُ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ
And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day the falsifiers will lose.
أَلَآ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Unquestionably, to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Unquestionably, the promise of Allāh is truth, but most of them do not know.