The surah begins with powerful cosmic oaths — mountains, seas, the sky — and intense reminders of the Day of Judgment. But it ends with something very human: A person standing quietly at night remembering God. It brings the message from the scale of the universe back to the inner life of the heart. When the world sleeps and the stars slowly disappear from the sky, the Qur’an reminds the believer that the most powerful response to life’s diffic...
'This is in reference to the sunnah (voluntary) and fardh (obligatory) prayers of the Fajr, for it is truly the time after the stars set. This worship was encouraged twice as a show of its honor and greatness for its power. It truly protects one from imminent danger and strengthens him against even the strongest enemy, be they the outwardly hostile attacker or the hidden hypocrite.' - al-Baqâ'i