What does Quran 36:37 mean?

Quran 36:37 (Surah Yaseen, Ayah 37) translates to: "And a sign for them is the night. We remove from it [the light of] day, so they are [left] in darkness."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 36:37 from?

This ayah is from Surah Yaseen (Yaseen), the 36th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 36:37?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 36:37?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 36:37 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Signs, Tawhid, Divine Power, Natural Phenomena, Fasting.

Ayah 36

سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا مِم...

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Ayah 38

وَٱلشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّۢ لَّهَا ۚ ذَٰلِك...

وَءَايَةٌۭ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ

Wa Aayatul lahumul lailu naslakhu minhun nahaara fa-izaa hum muzlimoon

And a sign for them is the night. We remove from it [the light of] day, so they are [left] in darkness.

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Signs in creation

36:37Ayah 183

12 ayahs in Yaseen are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

← Previous on Signs in creation36:36Exalted is He who created all pairs - from what the earth grows and from themselves and from that which they do not know.Next on Signs in creation →36:38And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

Tafsir

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And a sign for them of the tremendous power of God is the night from which We strip We separate the day and behold they find themselves in darkness passing into the darkness of the night.

Two men left the Prophet (ﷺ) on a very dark night. Suddenly a light came in front of them, and when they separated, the light also separated along with them.

Sahih Muslim #3003It is narrated from Umm Habiba:Sahih

We used to set forth from Muzdalifa to Mina, (very early in the dawn) when it was dark. And in the narration of Naqid (the words are):" We set from Muzdalifa in the darkness (of the dawn)."

Sunan Abu Dawud #2524Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:Sahih

When Negus died, we were told that a light would be seen perpetually at his grave.