B1noun
ضُحَى
ḍuḥā
morning light / forenoon
Example
وَالضُّحَى وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَى
waḍ-ḍuḥā wal-layli idhā sajā
By the morning light and the night when it covers with darkness (93:1-2)
Grammar
Feminine noun (alif maqṣūra). Surah aḍ-Ḍuḥā (93). Refers to the time after sunrise when the light brightens. Also a prayer time (ṣalāt aḍ-ḍuḥā).
Culture
Surah aḍ-Ḍuḥā was revealed to comfort the Prophet ﷺ during a period of silence in revelation — a message of hope after difficulty.