Tafsir of Ar-Rahman 55:17

Surah Ar-Rahman 55:17

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[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.

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Allah is the Lord of the Two Points of Sunrise and the Two Points of Sunset

رَ‌بُّ الْمَشْرِ‌قَيْنِ وَرَ‌بُّ الْمَغْرِ‌بَيْنِ (He is the Lord of both points of sunrise and both points of sunset...55:17) The sun rises at different cardinal points in the east in winter and in summer: Thus we have the two easts [ mashriqain ]. Similarly, the sun sets at different cardinal points in the west in winter and summer: Thus we have two wests [ maghribain ].