How do we understand the saying of Allah the Exalted: “He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night,” and His saying
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The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding polar regions, for example, where there are six months of night and six months of day, how do we reconcile the astronomy here with the verse: [Az-Zumar 39:5], “He made the night for you as a cloak and the day for sustenance.”
The Shaykh : ... This is based on the predominant condition. The predominant condition is always the basis upon which the rulings of the Shari'ah are established.
He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night
يُكَوِّرُ اللَّيْلَ عَلَى النَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ النَّهَارَ عَلَى اللَّيْلِThe Shaykh : ... This is based on the predominant condition. The predominant condition is always the basis upon which the rulings of the Shari'ah are established.
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