Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Ash-Shams 91:2

Surah Ash-Shams 91:2

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ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ

And [by] the moon when it follows it

By the moon as it Talaha. Mujahid said, "It follows it (the sun).'' Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn Abbas that he said,

والقمر إذا تلها

By the moon as it Talaha. "It follows the day.'' Qatadah said, "`as it Talaha (follows it)' is referring to the night of the Hilal (the new crescent moon). When the sun goes down, the Hilal is visible.'' Concerning Allah's statement,

والنهار إذا جﻼها

Tafsir of Ash-Shams 91:2

Tafsir Ibn Kathir