Say, "I do not know whether that which you are promised is near, or my Lord has appointed for it a distant term.

(He is the) Knower of the Unseen. So He does not let anyone know His Unseen, [ 26] except a messenger whom He chooses (to inform through revelation), and then He appoints (an

gels as) watching guards before him and behind him, (so that devils may not tamper with the divine revelation,)

so that He knows that they (angels) have conveyed the messages of their Lord. And He has encompassed all that is with them, and has comprehensive knowledge of everything by numbers.

0 you wrapped up in clothes,

stand at night (for prayer) except a little

half of it, or make it a little less,

or make it a little more; and recite the Qur'an clearly with tartil (in a distinct and measured tone).

Me are going to send down to you a weighty discourse.

Truly, rising by night (for prayer of tahajjud) is the most effective way to subdue (one's self) and to make speech more upright.