Surah An-Nur 24:36 — translation and meaning

النور · Verse 36 / 64 · Page 354

فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ

Word by Word

فِي
fi
In
بُيُوتٍ
buyutin
houses
أَذِنَ
adhina
(which) Allah ordered
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
(which) Allah ordered
أَن
an
that
تُرْفَعَ
tur'fa'a
they be raised
وَيُذْكَرَ
wayudh'kara
and be mentioned
فِيهَا
fiha
in them
اسْمُهُ
us'muhu
His name
يُسَبِّحُ
yusabbihu
Glorify
لَهُ
lahu
[to] Him
فِيهَا
fiha
in them
بِالْغُدُوِّ
bil-ghuduwi
in the mornings
وَالْآصَالِ
wal-asali
and (in) the evenings

Transliteration

Fee buyootin azinal laahu an turfa'a wa yuzkara feehasmuhoo yusabbihu lahoo feehaa bilghuduwwi wal aasaal

Translation

[Such niches are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

This lantern is lit in the mosques which Allah has ordered be kept clean from impurities and dirt, to be elevated, and to have His name remembered therein through the call to prayer, remembrance and prayer. There pray in them, seeking the pleasure of Allah, at the beginning and end of the day

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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