Surah al-Layl

سورة الليل

A trail through the sura of contrasts.

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Arabia
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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The oath

    والليل إذا يغشى والنهار إذا تجلى.

    Sura 92: Al-Layl · Qur'an 92:1

  2. The ease

    الأعطى واتقى: للعسرى يُيسر.

    Qur'an 92:5 · Taqwa (God-consciousness)

  3. The miser

    ومن بخل واستغنى: للعسرى يُعسر.

    Qur'an 92:8 · Qur'an 92:8

  4. Wealth

    وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى.

    Qur'an 92:11 · The hereafter: the grave, resurrection and reckoning

  5. The heaviest

    فإن لنا للآخرة والأولى.

    Qur'an 92:13 · The hereafter: the grave, resurrection and reckoning

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Overview

A path through the Surah of Contrast: night and day, the male and the female, the generous is made easy and the miser is made hard. The surah of the two paths.

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