Qaf 50:40 ومن الليل فسبحه وادبار السجود ٤٠

50:40

وَمِنَ

ٱلَّيۡلِ

فَسَبِّحۡهُ

وَأَدۡبَٰرَ

ٱلسُّجُودِ

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And glorify Him during part of the night¹ and after the prayers.

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Warning the Disbelievers of the imminent Torment; commanding the Prophet to pray and have Patience

Allah the Exalted asks, `how many We have destroyed before these denying disbelievers'

مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشاً

(a generation who were stronger in power than they.) they were more numerous

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Warning the Disbelievers of the imminent Torment; commanding the Prophet to pray and have Patience

Allah the Exalted asks, `how many We have destroyed

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Chapter 50, Page 520, Juz 26

36. ˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We destroyed before them, who were far mightier than them. Then ˹when the torment came,˺ they ˹desperately˺ sought refuge in the land. ˹But˺ was there any escape? 37. Surely in this is a reminder for whoever has a ˹mindful˺ heart and lends an attentive ear. 38. Indeed, We created the heavens and the earth and everything in between in six Days, and We were not ˹even˺ touched with fatigue. 39. So be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And glorify the praises of your Lord before sunrise and before sunset. 40. And glorify Him during part of the night and after the prayers. 41. And listen! On the Day the caller will call out from a near place, 42. the Day all will hear the ˹mighty˺ Blast in ˹all˺ truth, that will be the Day of emergence ˹from the graves˺. 43. It is certainly We Who give life and cause death. And to Us is the final return. 44. ˹Beware of˺ the Day the earth will split open, letting them rush forth. That will be an easy gathering for Us. 45. We know best what they say. And you ˹O Prophet˺ are not ˹there˺ to compel them ˹to believe˺. So remind with the Quran ˹only˺ those who fear My warning.

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran