What Do the "Khunnas" And The "Kunnas" Mean?

Question :

What do the fifteen and sixteenth verses of Surat At- Takvir mean?

Answer:

"So verily, I swear by (Al-Khunnas) the planets that recede. And by the (Al-Kunnas) planets that move swiftly and hide themselves."

Here Allah Almighty swears by His creation, and He Almighty swears by whatever element of creation He wishes, as a lesson and as a sign.

"Khunnas" is explained as the celestial bodies that are hidden. during the day and appear at night. So it means that Allâh Almighty has seperated the celestial bodies into those that are hidden during the day, and the "Kunnas" or those that are on the move during the night. So these are visible to people, continually on the rise, then moving. "Kunnas" also implies that they hide at their setting positions.

And Allâh Almighty knows best.

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