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Al-An'am (The Cattle)

Verse 97of 165

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلنُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهَا فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۗ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍۢ يَعْلَمُونَ﴿٩٧

Translation (Sahih International)

And it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know.

Word-by-word meaning

وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the One Who
جَعَلَjaʿalamade
لَكُمُlakumufor you
ٱلنُّجُومَl-nujūmathe stars
لِتَهْتَدُوا۟litahtadūthat you may guide yourselves
بِهَاbihāwith them
فِىin
ظُلُمَـٰتِẓulumātithe darkness[es]
ٱلْبَرِّl-bari(of) the land
وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۗwal-baḥriand the sea
قَدْqadCertainly
فَصَّلْنَاfaṣṣalnāWe have made clear
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِl-āyātithe Signs
لِقَوْمٍۢliqawminfor a people
يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna(who) know

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Recognizing Allah Through Some of His AyatAllah states that He causes the seed grain and the fruit stone to split and sprout in the ground, producing various types, colors, shapes, and tastes of grains and produce. The Ayah, فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى(Who causes the seed grain and the fruit stone to split and sprout.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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