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Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract)

Verse 16of 99

وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًۭا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ﴿١٦

Translation (Sahih International)

And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
جَعَلْنَاjaʿalnāWe have placed
فِىin
ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe heavens
بُرُوجًۭاburūjanconstellations
وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَاwazayyannāhāand We have beautified it
لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَlilnnāẓirīnafor the observers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Power of Allah and His Signs in the Heavens and on EarthTo those who ponder, and look repeatedly at the dazzling signs and wonders that are to be seen in the creation, Allah mentions His creation of the heavens, with their immense height, and both the fixed and moving heavenly bodies with which He has adorned it. Here, Mujahid and Qatadah said that Buruj big stars refers to the heavenly bodies.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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