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Section/Ruku 2
[Verse 20]: Prayer enjoined on Muslims:
Chapter
73: (Al-Muzzammil: The One Covering Himself
Up)
(Revealed at Makkah:
2 section; 20 verses)
1. Translation:
20 Thy Lord knows indeed that thou
passest in prayer nearly two-thirds of the night, and
(sometimes) half of it, and (sometimes) a third of it, as do
a party of those with thee. And Allah measures the night and
the day. He knows that (all of) you are not able to do it,
so He has turned to you (mercifully);a
so read of the Qur’an that which is easy for you. He
knows that there are sick among you, and others who travel
in the land seeking of Allah’s bounty, and others who
fight in Allah’s way.b So read as much of it as is easy
(for you), and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and
offer to Allah a goodly gift. And whatever of good you send
on beforehand for yourselves, you will find it with Allah
— that is best and greatest in reward. And ask
forgiveness of Allah. Surely Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.b
2.
Commentary:
20a.
The first portion of the verse simply states the fact
that the Holy Prophet and those with him passed sometimes
two-thirds, sometimes a half, and sometimes a third of the
night in prayer; and hence it is meaningless to say that the
first portion of the verse is abrogated by the second. The
latter portion of the verse states that, though the Holy
Prophet and his early zealous companions passed a great part
of the night in prayer, all Muslims could not follow their
example, and hence they are told that they might pray by
night so long as it was easy to them and not a burden. By
the reading of the Qur’an is here meant its recital in
the night-prayer called tahajjud. [Back
to verse 20]
20b.
The mention here of fighting is very probably a
prophetical statement, as we find in many other places in
the Holy Qur’an; hence the occurrence of the word is no
argument that the verse was not revealed at Makkah.
[Back
to verse 20]
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