What does Quran 81:17 mean?

Quran 81:17 (Surah At-Takwir, Ayah 17) translates to: "And by the night as it closes in"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 81:17 from?

This ayah is from Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), the 81th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Nature References, Divine Signs, Spiritual Reflection, Prophetic Tradition, Divine Revelation.

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

Wallaili izaa 'as'as

And by the night as it closes in

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Signs in creation

81:17Ayah 129

3 ayahs in At-Takwir are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

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and by the night as it approaches as it falls with its darkness or it means as it recedes;

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