What are the parts of the day mentioned in the Quran?
ما هي الأوقات والأجزاء من اليوم التي ذكرت في القرآن الكريم؟
The Holy Quran mentions various parts of the day and night across several verses, including Dawn (Al-Fajr), Morning Brightness (Ad-Duha), Noon (Adh-Dhuhr), Late Afternoon ('Asr), Evening, and Night.
جاء ذكر أوقات مختلفة من اليوم والليلة في آيات القرآن الكريم، ومنها: الفجر، والضحى، والظهيرة، والعصر، والليل، والعشاء.
The following verses highlight different times of the day, often used by Allah to emphasize specific rituals or to swear by His creation:
Dawn (Al-Fajr)
(By the dawn) [89:1]
(It is all until the break of dawn.) [97:5]
الفجر
(وَٱلْفَجْرِ) [الفجر: ١]
(سَلامٌ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ) [القدر: ٥]
Morning Brightness (Ad-Duha)
(By the morning brightness) [93:1]
الضحى
(وَالضُّحَى) [الضحى: ١]
Noon (Adh-Dhuhr/Thahira)
(...and when you take off your outer clothes at noon...) [24:58]
الظهيرة
(...وَحِينَ تَضَعُونَ ثِيَابَكُم مِّنَ الظَّهِيرةِ...) [النور: ٥٨]
Time / Late Afternoon ('Asr)
(By time,) [103:1]
العصر
(وَالْعَصْرِ) [العصر: ١]
Night (Al-Layl)
(...then complete the fast until nightfall.) [2:187]
الليل
(...ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ) [البقرة: ١٨٧]