Surah Ash Shams Tafseer

By the moon as it Talaha.

Mujahid said, "It follows it (the sun)."

Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn Abbas that he said,

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلـهَا

By the moon as it Talaha.

"It follows the day."

Qatadah said, "`as it Talaha (follows it)'

is referring to the night of the Hilal (the new crescent moon). When the sun goes down, the Hilal is visible."

Concerning Allah's statement,

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّهَا