What does Quran 84:16 mean?

Quran 84:16 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq, Ayah 16) translates to: "So I swear by the twilight glow"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 84:16 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Inshiqaaq (The Splitting Open), the 84th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

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, Divine Revelation, Taqwa, Prophetic Practice.

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

Falaaa uqsimu bishshafaq

So I swear by the twilight glow

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3 other themes with weak connections

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Signs in creation

84:16Ayah 125

4 ayahs in Al-Inshiqaaq are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

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So I swear fa-lā lā is extra by the twilight al-shafaq the reddishness visible in the horizon after the sunset

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