وَالضُّحَىٰ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
By the morning brightness, and by the night when it becomes still.
Ad-Duḥā 93:1–2 evokes brightness and the stillness of night; 93:3 denies abandonment by the Lord. The oaths focus attention and create a dignified opening before the reassuring assertion.
The juxtaposition of day and night and their position before the assertion are observable. A detailed one-to-one symbolism for every element, however, would need evidence beyond the wording.
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Practice 6: Advanced Qur’anic Coherence: Verse Connections and Rhetorical Relationships
وَالضُّحَىٰ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
By the morning brightness, and by the night when it becomes still.
Ad-Duḥā 93:1–2 evokes brightness and the stillness of night; 93:3 denies abandonment by the Lord. The oaths focus attention and create a dignified opening before the reassuring assertion.
The juxtaposition of day and night and their position before the assertion are observable. A detailed one-to-one symbolism for every element, however, would need evidence beyond the wording.