Verse 3
The Morning Hours • makkah
View Aspects
81:18
Important Words:
سجـیٰ (spreads out). سجا اللیل means, the night was quiet; was or became dark and its darkness extended; was or became continuous; or the night was covered by its darkness (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The verse signifies that the prolonged period of the decline of Islam will also bear witness to the truth of the Holy Prophet in that according to his prophecies the decline will be followed by its renaissance.
"The Night" may also have reference to that particular night when after the fall of darkness the Holy Prophet went out of his house and took refuge in Cave Thaur along with Abu Bakr. In fact the night when the Holy Prophet left Mecca and the day on which Mecca fell, give in a nutshell the various ups and downs of the Holy Prophet’s whole career.
81:18.
'The Night' may signify the prolonged period of the decline of Islam. It may also refer to that particular night when after the fall of darkness the Holy Prophet went out of his house and took refuge in Cave Thaur along with Abu Bakr. In fact, the night, when the Holy Prophet left Mecca and the day, when it fell, give in a nutshell the various ups and downs of the Holy Prophet’s whole career.