Surah Ya-Sin
وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَـٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ
Wal-qamara qaddarnāhu manāzila ḥattā ‘āda kal-‘urjūnil-qadīm(i).
And the moon - We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.
📝 Footnotes
641) Initially, the moon is shaped like a crescent, then it gradually grows larger and perfectly round at full moon. Afterward, it progressively shrinks back until it looks like a curved, withered date-stalk.
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