Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 78·Makkī

78

إِلَىٰ إِنَّ ﴿٧٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 10 roots in 12 of 14 words

Rarest here: د-ل-ك used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 18 points across 7 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Qalqalah2
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

14 words · 61 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 78 of 111

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ طَرَفَىِ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ إِنَّ ٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ يُذْهِبْنَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ذَٰلِكَ ذِكْرَىٰ لِلذَّٰكِرِينَ

    And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.

  • نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا

    Half of it - or subtract from it a little

  • فَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ

    So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.

  • سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

    Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.

  • إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا

    Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.

  • فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قِيَٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ فَإِذَا ٱطْمَأْنَنتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَٰبًا مَّوْقُوتًا

    And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has…

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Ma'aarij 70:332 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ

    ش-ه-دق-و-م

  • Al-Muddaththir 74:432 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

    ص-ل-وك-و-ن

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1992 shared roots

    فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ

    ق-ر-أك-و-ن

  • Fussilat 41:373 shared roots

    وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِ ٱلَّيْلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ وَٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ لَا تَسْجُدُوا۟ لِلشَّمْسِ وَلَا لِلْقَمَرِ وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ

    ش-م-سل-ي-لك-و-ن

  • Al-Muzzammil 73:22 shared roots

    قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    ل-ي-لق-و-م

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:332 shared roots

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

    ش-م-سل-ي-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:78?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:78 include Quran 11:114 (Surah Hud), Quran 73:3 (Surah Al-Muzzammil), Quran 30:17 (Surah Ar-Room), and Quran 97:5 (Surah Al-Qadr). For example, 11:114 reads: “And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 17:78 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:78 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.”

Which surah is verse 17:78 in?

Quran 17:78 is āyah 78 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:78?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:78 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.