Surah Al-An'am 6:76
ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ
So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I like not those that disappear."
Tafsir of Al-An'am 6:76
Tafsir
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 6:76
فلما جن عليه الليل
When the night overcame him, covered him with darkness,
رأى كوكبا
He saw a Kawkab, (a star).
قال هذا ربي فلما أفل
He said: "This is my lord.'' But when it Afala, meaning, set, he said,
قال ﻻ أحب اﻻفلين
I like not those that set. Qatadah commented, "Ibrahim knew that his Lord is Eternal and never ceases.''
فلما رأى القمر بازغا قال هذا ربي
فلما أفل قال لين لم يهدني ربي ﻻكونن من القوم الضالين