Allah existed before He created the skies and earth. He created them in six days. So, the concept of days existed before the creation of space-time. The day Allah created skies and earth, He decreed twelve months in a year in His Book. So, the concept of months and years is something specific to the creation of skies and earth. The time we experience is an intrinsic property of the spacetime we are in. Moreover, there is the concept of dunya (here, now, near) and the akhirah (there, then, latter or last).
This study peruses a selection of mentions of the word day(s), collected under the titles: Before, Beyond, and In-Between Before & Beyond.
Before
The Quran gives some information about the time when Allah was creating the skies and earth:
The Quran mentions the Day Allah created the skies and earth (يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ) [at-Taubah 9 36]
The Quran talks about the Six Days of Creation (سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ) [Yunus 10 3; al-Furqan 25 59; as-Sajdah 32 4; Qaf 50 38; al-Hadeed 57 4]
The Quran states that Allah created the Earth in two days (يَوْمَيْنِ) [Fussilat 41 9]
The Quran states that Allah blessed the Earth in four days (أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ) [Fussilat 41 10]
The Quran states that Allah separated the sky into seven skies in two days (يَوْمَيْنِ) [Fussilat 41 12]
Beyond
The Quran informs us of the future time when we will be resurrected and judged:
The Quran informs us of the Day of Deen (يَوْمِ الدِّينِ) [al-Fateha 4; al-Hijr 35]
The Quran informs us of the Last Day (الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ) [al-Baqarah 2 8]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Qiyamah (يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ) [aal-e-Imran 3 55]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Resurrection (يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ) [al-A'raf 7 14; al-Hijr 15 36; ar-Rum 30 56]
The Quran talks about the Days of Allah (أَيَّامَ اللَّهِ) [Ibrahim 14 5; al-Jathiya 45 14]
The Quran informs us of the Day when the Accounts will be established (يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ) [Ibrahim 14 41]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Time Known (يَوْمِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُومِ) [al-Hijr 15 38]
The Quran informs us of the Day when We will resurrect from every ummah a witness (يَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا) [an-Nahl 16 84]
The Quran informs us of the Day He will call you (يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ) [al-Isra 17 52]
The Quran informs us of a Tremendous Day (يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ) [Maryam 19 37; al-Mutaffifin 83 5]
The Quran informs us of the Day when the Trumpet will be blown (يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ) [Ta Ha 20 102; an-Naba 78 18]
The Quran informs us of the Day when We will fold the Sky (يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ) [al-Anbiya 21 104]
The Quran informs us of the Day when hearts and vision will turn about (يَوْمًا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ الْقُلُوبُ وَالْأَبْصَارُ) [al-Noor 24 37]
The Quran informs us of the Day the Sky will be split open with clouds, and the angels will be sent down, in successive descent (يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ السَّمَاءُ بِالْغَمَامِ وَنُزِّلَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ تَنْزِيلً) [al-Furqan 25 25]
The Quran informs us of the Day when the Hour will be established (يَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ) [ar-Rum 30 12, 14, 55]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Separating / Sorting (يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ) [as-Saaffaat 37 21]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Accountability (يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ) [Saad 38 16, 26, 53; Ghafir 40 27]
The Quran informs us that the Earth will be in Allah's grip (وَالْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ) [az-Zumar 39 67]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Meeting (يَوْمَالتَّلَاقِ) [Ghafir 40 15]
The Quran informs us of the Approaching Day (يَوْمَ الْآزِفَةِ) [Ghafir 40 18]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Standing of Witnesses (يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَادُ) [Ghafir 40 51]
The Quran informs us of the Promised Day (يَوْمُ الْوَعِيدِ) [Qaf 50 20]
The Quran talks about the Day of Eternity ( يَوْمُ الْخُلُودِ) [Qaf 50 34]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Emergence (يَوْمُ الْخُرُوجِ) [Qaf 50 42]
The Quran informs us of the Day the sky will spin in commotion (يَوْمَ تَمُورُ السَّمَاءُ مَوْرًا) [Tur 52 9]
The Quran informs us of the Difficult Day (يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ) [al-Qamar 54 8]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Assembly (لِيَوْمِ الْجَمْعِ) [at-Tagabun 64 9]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Mutual Loss and Gain (يَوْمُ التَّغَابُنِ) [at-Tagabun 64 9]
The Quran informs us that the Day when the angels and the Ruh will ascend to Him is like fifty thousand years of what we count (يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ) [al-Ma`arij 70 4]
The Quran informs us of the Day they will emerge from their graves in haste (يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا) [al-Ma`arij 70 43]
The Quran informs us of the Day that will make the children white-haired /aged (يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِيبًا) [al-Muzammil 73 17]
The Quran informs us of the Day the trumpet is blown, that will be a Difficult Day (فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ) [al-Mudathir 74 9]
The Quran informs us of the Day whose Evil will be Widespread (يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُ مُسْتَطِيرًا) [al-Insaan 76 7]
The Quran informs us of the Day Austere and Distressful (يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا) [al-Insaan 76 10]
The Quran informs us that Allah will Remove from them the Evil of that Day (فَوَقَاهُمُ اللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمِ) [al-Insaan 76 11]
The Quran informs us of a Hard Day (يَوْمًا ثَقِيلً) [al-Insaan 76 27]
The Quran mentions the Day for which it was postponed (لِأَيِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ) [al-Mursillat 77 12]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Judgement (لِيَوْمِ الْفَصْلِ) [al-Mursillat 77 13, 14, 38]
The Quran informs us of the Day when no soul will benefit another soul, and the command that Day will belong to Allah (يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِنَفْسٍ شَيْئًا وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلَّهِ) [al-Infitar 82 19]
In-between Before & Beyond
The Quran presents examples of days in this dunya, which serve as examples for the Beyond
The Quran informs us of the Day of Festival (يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ) [Ta Ha 20 59]
The Quran informs us of the Day Known (يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ) when the magicians were assembled by Pharaoh [ash-Shu`ara 26 38]
The Quran informs us of the Day Known (يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ) when the camel would drink and when the Thamud could drink [ash-Shu`ara 26 155]
The Quran informs us of the length of a Day near Allah is like one thousand years we count (يَوْمًا عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِمَّا تَعُدُّونَ) [al-Hajj 22 47]
The Quran informs us that He arranges the matters from skies to earth, then it will ascend to Him in a Day, the extent of which is a thousand years of those which you count (يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ مِمَّا تَعُدُّونَ) [as-Sajdah 32 5]
The Quran informs us of the Days Past (الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ) [al-Haqqa 69 24]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Witness ( يَوْمٌ مَشْهُودٌ) [Hud 11 103]
The Quran informs us of the Trying Day (يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌ) [Hud 11 77]
The Quran informs us of an All-Encompassing Day (يَوْمٍ مُحِيطٍ) [Hud 11 84]
The Quran informs us of the Day you Journey (يَوْمَ ظَعْنِكُمْ) and the Day you Abide (يَوْمَ إِقَامَتِكُمْ) [al-Nahl 16 80]
The Quran informs us of the Known Days (أَيَّامٍ مَعْلُومَاتٍ) [al-Hajj 22 28]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Confederates (يَوْمِالْأَحْزَابِ) [Ghafir 40 32]
The Quran informs us of the Day of Calling (يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ) [Ghafir 40 32]
The Quran informs us of the Days of Misfortune (أَيَّامٍ نَحِسَاتٍ) [Fussilat 41 16]
The Quran informs us of the Day when smoke from the sky will engulf Earth ( يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ) [ad-Dukhan 44 10]
The Quran informs us of the Day of continuous misfortune (يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُسْتَمِرٍّ) [al-Qamar 54 19]
The Quran mentions the Day of al-Jumu`ah (يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ) [al-Jumu'ah 62 9]
The Quran informs us of the Days in Succession (سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا) [al-Haaqa 69 7]
Or feeding on a Day of Severe Hunger (أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ) [al-Balad 90 14]
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The triliteral root yā wāw mīm (ي و م) occurs 405 times in the Quran as the nominal yawm (يَوْم).
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Last updated on: July 5, 2025
