It is as though the gloom of night like a veil...

It is as though the gloom of night like a veil, has fallen on the face of morning which is removed now, at dawn, and the morning's glittering face, which is a sign of life, is shown to all in this world. In the next verse, what all these oaths are for is mentioned: Surely it is the word of a gracious Messenger. This verse is an answer to those who accuse the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) by saying that the Qur'an is from him; not from Allah.

In this verse and the following verse there are five characteristics mentioned for Gabriel, the…