| Salaam Joe.
Thank you very much for this long explanation. By the way, does NASLAKHU mean ‘gradual removal’ or “removal”?
I will be surprise! Please reconfirm. None of the translators mentions gradual removal.
Thank you and God bless you for all the helps.
Muhammed Irtaza
[33:62] God’s Sunnah is unchangeable
[39:23] The Quran is the best Hadith
http://www.islamawakened.com/Quran/
— On Mon, 8/15/11, J.S < > wrote:
Subject: Re: Re: The night from sunset to darkness / comment on Dr. Anisur Rahman (2)
Date: Monday, August 15, 2011, 11:01 AM
Salam Irtaza,
In traditional Islam, the layl begins at sunset while nahar begins at dawn.
The progressive Muslims see that layl is the complete absence of light while nahar is the presence of any light.
Other schools of thought believe layl is whenever the sun is below the horizon.
So far, I see that layl DEFINITELY begins at sunset, but I am unsure about when nahar begins yet.
Here are my observations which prove that layl begins at sunset:
-35:13 He merges (TULEJ) the night into the day, and merges (TULEJ) the day into the night…
In 35:13 the word TULEJ means ‘to enter’…. So at sunset, the darkness of night begins to overtake the daylight and this is called layl.
-[36:37] Another sign for them is the night: we gradually remove (NASLAKHU) the daylight therefrom, whereupon they are in darkness.
36:38 The sun runs to a specific destination, such is the design of the Noble, the Knowledgeable
36:37 is often misunderstood because people overlook the crucial keyword NASLAKHU which means ‘gradual removal’.
With the word NASLAKHU in mind, 36:37 teaches us that the sign of the night begins when the gradual removal of light happens… This gradual removal of light happens at sunset!! and this is why the verse ends with the words ‘…whereupon they are in darkness’… In other words, layl is when the light begins to gradually remove from the sky until complete darkness happens. Additionally, it is no coincidence that in the next verse (36:38) God is speaking of the sun running its course demonstrating its relation to signaling the layl.-17:78 You shall hold the contact prayer at the declining of the sun, until the GHASAQ AL LAYL (darkness of the night); and the Quran at dawn, the Quran at dawn has been witnessed
In 17:78 we see that God is speaking of the declining of the sun (at noon) until GHASAQ AL-LAYL.
The word GHASAQ means ‘darkness’… The word LAYL means ‘night’… So God is saying ‘darkness of night’..
The words GHASAQ AL-LAYL proves that ‘layl’ alone does not mean complete darkness. If we said that ‘layl’ means complete darkness, then God wouldn’t need to say ‘darkness of night’ as this would be a redundant phrase.
Instead, the words GHASAQ AL-LAYL (darkness of night) shows that there are some parts of the night which have some light and that the GHASAQ (darkness) begins at sunset.
-11:114 You shall hold the contact prayer at both ends of the day and the near parts of the night. Dawn and dusk is when both the daylight and nighsky are mixed together. According to 11:114, God calls these times as ‘both ends of the day and the near parts of the night’… This shows that dawn and dusk are the near parts of the night… So they are part of the night and not day. This is what I have so far… Inshallah more to come. Salam Joe
“He is the One and only GOD. The Absolute GOD. Never did He beget nor was He begotten, and none equals Him.”[Quran 112]
…Peace and God Bless you…
J.S.
From: Student of the Quran < >
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 2:24 PM
Subject: Fw: Re: The night from sunset to darkness / comment on Dr. Anisur Rahman (2)
| Salaam Joe,
Could you do some research on sunset, evening and night in the light of the Quran and find
the difference and relationship between them?
Appreciate your help,
Muhammed Irtaza
[33:62] God’s Sunnah is unchangeable
[39:23] The Quran is the best Hadith
http://www.islamawakened.com/Quran/
— On Sat, 8/13/11, J.S < > wrote:
Subject: Re: The night from sunset to darkness / comment on Dr. Anisur Rahman (2)
Date: Saturday, August 13, 2011, 2:01 PM
Just to further add to your point brother, There is a very good reason why God didn’t say ‘fast from NAHAR UNTIL LAYL’ or ‘fast from DAWN UNTIL MAGHRIB’. God told us to fast ‘at dawn’ because this is the time period where the light begins to roll into the day… We are then to fast until the Layl… God chose the word Layl – which begins at sunset – because Layl is an all-encompassing time-range. It is in my opinion that if God said ‘fast until maghrib’ this would leave a vague message because ‘magrhib’ lasts only a couple hours and it does not encompass the entire night-time like ‘layl’ does. Salam Joe
“He is the One and only GOD. The Absolute GOD. Never did He beget nor was He begotten, and none equals Him.”[Quran 112]
…Peace and God Bless you…
J.S.
— On Wed, 8/10/11, Md Anisur Rahman < > wrote:
Salam,
The author in this article [Why Do Muslims Break Fast Too Early!] presented that one needs to break fasting after becoming complete dark. In the holy Quran, the word magrib[18.86] is also mentioned but Allah doesn’t say we can break fast at magrib. The author [I don’t know his name] argues, beginning of night is the onset of complete dark by citing the Quran’s verse [36.37].
I am still seriously considering and wondering his points. Anyway, Quran alone followers have no other source besides the holy Quran [that’s why they are genuine Muslims] as religious guidance, so I think this type of disagreement is OK after careful analysis from each sides.
Dr. Md. Anisur Rahman
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