A Quranic Journal

One should seek refuge from the evil of nightfall. According to Ibn Zaid the Arabs called the setting of the star Pleiad as Ghasiq and believed that after its setting and at its rising, disease increases and spreads. Some commentators say that the word Ghasiq means moon. They base their argument on a Hadith that the Prophet a once held the hand of 'Aishah and pointing to the moon, said, "Seek refuge from the evil of this Ghasiq." (Imam Ahmad). However, the rising of the moon and the appearance of the stars are things that happen at night