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Surah Al-Buruj

The Mansions of the Stars

Chapter 85 of 114

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Surah Al-Buruj

Recited by Salaah Bukhaatir

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About this Surah

The Surah takes its name 'Al-Furqan' from the first verse. Though it is symbolic like the names of many other Surahs, it has a close relation to its subject matter.

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Surah 85 of 114

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Salaah Bukhaatir

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Tafsir

<h2>Name</h2><p>The Surah takes its name "Al-Furqan" from the first verse. Though it is symbolic like the names of many other Surahs, it has a close relation to its subject matter.</p><h2>Period of Revelation</h2><p>It appears from its style and subject matter that like Surah Al- Mu'minun, it was also revealed during the third stage of Prophethood at Makkah. Ibn Jarir and Imam Razi have cited a narration of Dahhak bin Muzahim that this Surah was revealed eight years before Surah An Nisa. This also confirms our opinion as to its period of revelation. (<em>Ibn Jarir</em>, Vol. XIX, pp. 28-30, and <em>Tafsir Kabir</em>, Vol. VI,p. 358).</p><h2>Subject Matter and Topics</h2><p>The Surah deals with the doubts and objections that were being raised against the Qur'an, the Prophethood of Muhammad (Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his teachings by the disbelievers of Makkah. Appropriate answers to each and every objection have been given and the people were warned of the consequences of rejecting the Truth. At the end of the Surah, a clear picture of the moral superiority of the Believers has been depicted as in the beginning of Surah Al-Mu'minun, as if to say, 'Here is the criterion for distinguishing the genuine from the counterfeit. This is the noble character of those people who have believed in and followed the teachings of the Holy Prophet and these are the kind of people that he is trying to reform. You may yourselves compare and contrast this type of people with those Arabs, who have not yet accepted the Message, and who are upholding "ignorance" and exerting their utmost to defeat the Truth. Now you may judge for yourselves as to which you would like to choose." Though this question was not posed in so many words, it was placed before every one in Arabia in a tangible shape. It may be noted that during the next few years, the practical answer given to this question by the whole nation, with the exception of a small minority, was that they chose Islam.</p>

Verse by verse

Surah Al-Buruj · The Mansions of the Stars

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. Ayah 1

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ

    By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;

  2. Ayah 2

    وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ

    By the promised Day (of Judgment);

  3. Ayah 3

    وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ

    By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-

  4. Ayah 4

    قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ

    Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),

  5. Ayah 5

    النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ

    Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

  6. Ayah 6

    إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ

    Behold! they sat over against the (fire),

  7. Ayah 7

    وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ

    And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.

  8. Ayah 8

    وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ

    And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-

  9. Ayah 9

    الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

    Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.

  10. Ayah 10

    إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ

    Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.

  11. Ayah 11

    إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ

    For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),

  12. Ayah 12

    إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

    Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.

  13. Ayah 13

    إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

    It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).

  14. Ayah 14

    وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ

    And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,

  15. Ayah 15

    ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ

    Lord of the Throne of Glory,

  16. Ayah 16

    فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

    Doer (without let) of all that He intends.

  17. Ayah 17

    هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ

    Has the story reached thee, of the forces-

  18. Ayah 18

    فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

    Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

  19. Ayah 19

    بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ

    And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!

  20. Ayah 20

    وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ

    But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

  21. Ayah 21

    بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ

    Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

  22. Ayah 22

    فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ

    (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

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