S055 /
A005
Surah: 055 - Ayah: 005
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55:5
Rahman (The Beneficent)
It is said in verse (55:5): "The sun and the moon rotate with a reckoning." Exegesis and ta'wil: Natiq and asas are the sun and the moon of the world of religion. Therefore, here the night too, is as bright as the day. This is because the physical moon is far away from the physical sun and cannot be one with it and illumine the universe, but the sun and the moon of the world of religion are like "light upon light (24:35)”. Also see verse (75:9): "And the sun and the moon will be brought together."
Thousand Wisdoms 381 (207)
This verse has been referred 2 times.