إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا Qur’an Al-Muzzammil (73:6)Inna n a shiata allayli hiya ashaddu wa t an waaqwamu qeel a n
Lit., "are strongest of tread and most upright of speech".
For contemplation, prayer, and praise, what time can be so suitable as the night, when calm and silence prevail, the voices of the market-place are still, and the silent stars pour forth their eloquence to the discerning soul.