The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 552
CH. 17 BANI ISRĀ'ÏL PT. 15 made dark, and the Sign of day وَجَعَلْنَا الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ ايَتَيْنِ فَمَحَوْنَا And We have made the. 13 night and the day two Signs, آيَةَ الَّيْلِ وَجَعَلْنَا ايَةَ النَّهَارِ مُبْصِرَةً and the Sign of night We have لِتَبْتَغُوا فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلِتَعْلَمُوا We have made sight-giving b عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ - وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَصَّلْنَهُ تَفْصِيلًا that you may seek bounty from your Lord, and that you may know the computation of years and the science of reckoning. And everything We explained with a explanation. 1942 have detailed "36:38; 40:62; 41:38. 10:6. individuals attain material wealth and rise to power and influence, they tend to neglect their duties and responsibilities and thus in the very hour of their power and glory they lay the foundations of their decay and death. At a time when they should have established peace and justice on earth by the help of the great resources placed at their disposal, they give themselves up to enjoyment and self-aggrandizement. The time of their power and glory is their testing time when they should particularly be on their guard. But such is the tragedy of human affairs that power and prosperity make man arrogant, defiant and heedless. The verse may also mean that man invites evil to himself with the same zeal and vehemence as God invites him to good. That is to say while God wishes man to inherit His blessings by doing good, he earns His displeasure by doing evil and thus invites his own ruin and destruction. In this case the 1760 action of sbs (inviting to good) will be taken as referring to God. The words, and man is hasty, signify that if man were to pause and consider before embarking upon any venture he would be spared many a fall. In fact, haste is at the root of most of man's failures. 1942. Commentary: The verse should not be understood to mean that God first made both night and day and then the one was displaced by the other. It only means that God has made night and day such that both have their benefits for man; but whereas the benefits of the night are subtle and hidden, those of the day are clear and manifest. Similarly, the natural phenomenon of the alternation of night and day helps man in determining the dates of the year and in preparing calendars. It has also led to the development and progress of the science mathematics. See also 10:6. of