أَقِمِ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
لِدُلُوكِ
ٱلشَّمۡسِ
إِلَىٰ
غَسَقِ
ٱلَّيۡلِ
وَقُرۡءَانَ
ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ
إِنَّ
قُرۡءَانَ
ٱلۡفَجۡرِ
كَانَ
مَشۡهُودٗا
٧٨
Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of night, and (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn is ever witnessed.
— M. Pickthall
Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night1 and [also] the Qur’ān [i.e., recitation] of dawn.2 Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
— Saheeh International
Establish regular prayers - at the sun's decline till the darkness of the night, and the morning prayer and reading: for the prayer and reading in the morning carry their testimony.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to offer the Prayers at their appointed Times
Allah says, commanding His Messenger to offer the prescribed prayers at the appointed times:
أَقِمِ الصَّلَوةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ
(Perform the Salat from midday.) Hushaym narrated from Mughirah from Ash-Sha`bi from Ibn `Abbas: "Midday means whe
…The Command to offer the Prayers at their appointed Times
Allah says, commanding His Messenger to offer the prescribed prayers at the appointed times:
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