WHAT WE GIVE, AND WHERE WE ARE GOING

Surah Al-Layl

Night and day introduce a contrast within human life: giving with reverence or withholding in imagined self-sufficiency. The surah follows these choices toward their consequences, ending with generosity offered for the Lord’s sake.

سورة الليل
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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