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Verse 2

Surah 89 • Verse 2

وَلَیَالٍ عَشۡرࣲ

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التفسير التبليغي

(And [by] ten nights) (89:2). The ten nights are left indefinite (nakkar) because indefiniteness (tankir) in this context serves to magnify them, for indefiniteness can be for magnification.

(And [by] ten nights) refers to the nights of the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah, which Allah has honored so that people may hasten to do good deeds.

(And [by] ten nights) These specific ten nights are distinguished from other ten-night periods by a virtue not found in others.

A time period that encompasses great deeds is worthy for the Lord – Exalted and Glorified be He – to swear by it.

This is an admonition regarding the lesson contained in the number, in terms of what regulates the life of a Muslim.

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Source: التفسير التبليغي