38 Preface وَالشَّمسُ تَجري لِمُستَقَرٍّ لَها ۚ ذٰلِكَ تَقديرُ العَزيزِ العَليمِYusuf AliAnd the sun runs his course for a period determined1 for him: that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing. Mustaqarr may mean: (1) a limit of time, a period determined, as in 6:67, or (2) a place of rest or quiescence; or (3) a dwelling place, as in 2:36.1 think the first meaning is best applicable here; but some Commentators take the second meaning. (R).