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Surah Al-Qasas Ayat 72 in Arabic Text

قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلنَّهَارَ سَرۡمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ مَنۡ إِلَٰهٌ غَيۡرُ ٱللَّهِ يَأۡتِيكُم بِلَيۡلٖ تَسۡكُنُونَ فِيهِۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ
Qul ara’aitum in ja’alal laahu ‘alaikumun nahaara sarmadan ilaa Yawmil Qiyaamati man ilaahun ghairul laahi yaateekum bilailin taskunoona feehi afalaa tubsiroon

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 72

Sahih International
Say, “Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the day continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you a night in which you may rest? Then will you not see?”

Yusuf Ali
Say: See ye? If Allah were to make the day perpetual over you to the Day of Judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give you a night in which ye can rest? Will ye not then see?

Abul Ala Maududi
Say: “Did you consider: if Allah were to make the day become perpetual over you till the Day of Judgement, is there a god other than Allah who can bring in night for you that you may repose in it? Will you not see?”

Muhsin Khan
Say (O Muhammad SAW): “Tell me! If Allah made day continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection, who is an ilah (a god) besides Allah who could bring you night wherein you rest? Will you not then see?”

Pickthall
Say: Have ye thought, if Allah made day everlasting for you till the Day of Resurrection, who is a god beside Allah who could bring you night wherein ye rest? Will ye not then see?

Dr. Ghali
Say, “Have you seen (that) in case Allah should make the daytime unceasing over you till the Day of the Resurrection, what god other than Allah shall come up to you with (i.e., bring) night to rest in? Will you not then behold?”

Abdel Haleem
Say, ‘Just think, if God were to cast perpetual day over you until the Day of Resurrection, what god other than He could give you night in which to rest? Do you not see?

Muhammad Junagarhi
پوچھئے! کہ یہ بھی بتا دو کہ اگر اللہ تعالیٰ تم پر ہمیشہ قیامت تک دن ہی دن رکھے تو بھی سوائے اللہ تعالیٰ کے کوئی معبود ہے جو تمہارے پاس رات لے آئے؟ جس میں تم آرام حاصل کرو، کیا تم دیکھ نہیں رہے ہو؟

Quran 28 Verse 72 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-Qasas ayat 72, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(28:72) Say: “Did you consider: if Allah were to make the day become perpetual over you till the Day of Judgement, is there a god other than Allah who can bring in night for you that you may repose in it? Will you not see?”


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Qasas verse 72 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qasas ayat 71 which provides the complete commentary from verse 71 through 73.

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