What does Quran 92:1 mean?

Quran 92:1 (Surah Al-Lail, Ayah 1) translates to: "By the night when it covers"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 92:1 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Lail (The Night), the 92th 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: Divine Signs, Creation, Prayer.

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa

By the night when it covers

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4 other themes with weak connections

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Signs in creation

92:1Ayah 121

2 ayahs in Al-Lail are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

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By the night as it enshrouds with its darkness all that is between the heaven and the earth

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