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Arabic root

ش-ف-ق

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B1noun
شَفَقٌ
shafaq

twilight / afterglow

Example
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ
falā uqsimu bish-shafaq
So I swear by the twilight glow (84:16)
Grammar

Masculine noun. Refers to the red/orange glow after sunset. The Quran uses celestial phenomena in divine oaths.

Culture

The Quran's oaths by natural phenomena (dawn, twilight, night, stars) invite contemplation of God's creation as signs.