Surah 30:19

"He brings forth the living from the dead, and brings forth the dead from the living. He gives the earth life after its death, and in this way you (too) will be brought forth."

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The Command to pray Five Times Daily Verses 30:17-19

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Verse 17

فَسُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ حِينَ تُمۡسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصۡبِحُونَ

So glory to God, when you come to evening and when you come to morning.

Verse 18

وَلَهُ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَعَشِيّٗا وَحِينَ تُظۡهِرُونَ

Praise (be) to Him in the heavens and the earth – and at night and when you appear (in the day)!

Verse 19

يُخۡرِجُ ٱلۡحَيَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَيِّتِ وَيُخۡرِجُ ٱلۡمَيِّتَ مِنَ ٱلۡحَيِّ وَيُحۡيِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ تُخۡرَجُونَ

He brings forth the living from the dead, and brings forth the dead from the living. He gives the earth life after its death, and in this way you (too) will be brought forth.

Here Allah glorifies Himself and commands His servants to glorify and praise Him at these times which come one after the other and are indicative of His might and power in the heavens. This is when the night comes with its darkness, then in the morning the day comes with its light. This glorification is followed by befitting praise, as Allah says:

Quoted Scripture

"And His is all the praise in the heavens and the earth;"

meaning, He is the One who is to be praised for what He has created in the heavens and on earth. Then Allah says:

{and in ‘Ashiyya and when Tuzhirun.} - the ‘Ashiyy is the time when the darkness is most intense, and Izhar is the brightest point of the day. Glory be to the One Who created both of them, the Cleaver of the daybreak and the One Who makes night a time of rest. Allah says:

And you see the earth barren, but when We send down water on it, it is stirred, and it swells and puts forth every lovely kind. until:

and certainly, Allah will resurrect those who are in the graves.

And it is He Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy. Till when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud until:

so that you may remember or take heed.

Allah says here:

Quoted Scripture

"And thus shall you be brought out."

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 7, Page 531)

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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