Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Fajr Verse 3

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and by the even and the odd,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

and the even and the odd,

Ruwwad Translation Center

and the even and the odd,

A. J. Arberry

by the even and the odd,

Abdul Haleem

by the even and the odd,

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And by the even and the odd,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

By the even and odd (contrasted);

Abul Ala Maududi

and the even and the odd,

Ahmed Ali

The multiple and the one,

Ahmed Raza Khan

And by oath of the even and the odd.

Ali Quli Qarai

by the Even and the Odd,

Ali Ünal

And the even and the odd,

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (the Prayers which consist of) the even and odd (number of Rak`ats performed during these nights).

English Literal

And/by the double/even number, and the odd/singular/uneven.

Faridul Haque

And by oath of the even and the odd.

Hamid S. Aziz

And the even and the odd!

Hilali & Khan

And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And the night when it departs!

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And the even and the odd,

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And the Even and the Odd,

Muhammad Sarwar

by the odd and even (8th and 9th Dhil-hajj)

Qaribullah & Darwish

by the even, and the odd,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And by the even and the odd.

Wahiduddin Khan

by the even and the odd,

Talal Itani

And the even and the odd.

Tafsir jalalayn

and [by] the even, the pair, and the odd (read watr or witr, two [alternative] forms), the single,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

By the dawn;

And by the ten nights,

And by the even and the odd.

Concerning Al-Fajr, it is well known that it is the morning.

This was said by Ali, Ibn Abbas, Ikrimah, Mujahid and As-Suddi.

It has been reported from Masruq and Muhammad bin Ka`b that Al-Fajr refers to the day of Sacrifice (An-Nahr) in particular, and it is the last of the ten nights.

The ten nights' refers to the (first) ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.

This was said by Ibn `Abbas, Ibn Zubayr, Mujahid and others among the Salaf and the latter generations.

It has been confirmed in Sahih Al-Bukhari from Ibn Abbas that the Prophet said,

مَا مِنْ أَيَّامٍ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ فِيهِنَّ مِنْ هذِهِ الاْاَيَّام

There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days.

meaning the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.

They (the companions) said, "Not even fighting Jihad in the way of Allah"

He replied,

وَلَا الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ إِلاَّ رَجُلً خَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ مِنْ ذلِكَ بِشَيْء

Not even Jihad in the way of Allah; except for a man who goes out (for Jihad) with his self and his wealth, and he does not return with any of that.

Explanation of Night


Concerning Allah's statement,

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْر