Surah ash-Shu`ara' (The Poets ) 26 : 28

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."

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Nothing of Pharaoh’s derision could weaken Moses and his resolve. Therefore, he continues to state the truth that hits hard at all tyrants: “[Moses] went on: He is indeed the Lord of the east and the west and of all that is between them, if you would but use your reason.” The Arabic words mashriq and maghrib, used for east and west, also denote the processes of planets and stars rising and setting. These are two great scenes which we see every day, but our minds seldom reflect on them because of over familiarity. These two processes are great indeed, and neither Pharaoh nor any tyrant can claim to have any control over them. Who does, then, control them, setting them in a perfect order and timing that ensures their continuity without fail or deviation? Moses’ answer shakes dormant hearts and awakens sleeping souls. In this way, he calls on people to reflect and contemplate, “if you would but use your reason.”

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The subject matter and the style show that this Surah was revealed during the middle Makkan period. According to Ibn Abbas (a great companion of the Prophet), Surah 20: Ta Ha was revealed, followed by Surah 56: al-Waqi’ah (The Occurrence) and then Surah 26: ash-Shu’ara’ (The Poets).

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