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The Holy Quran · 85

Al-Buruj (The Mansions of the Stars)

البروج

22 ayahs · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. By the sky containing great stars 2. And [by] the promised Day 3. And [by] the witness and what is witnessed, 4. Cursed were the companions of the trench 5. [Containing] the fire full of fuel, 6. When they were sitting near it 7. And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses. 8. And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy, 9. To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness. 10. Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire. 11. Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment. 12. Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe. 13. Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats. 14. And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate, 15. Honorable Owner of the Throne, 16. Effecter of what He intends. 17. Has there reached you the story of the soldiers - 18. [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud? 19. But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial, 20. While Allah encompasses them from behind. 21. But this is an honored Qur'an 22. [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

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About Surah Al-Buruj: place, order and how to read it

Surah Al-Buruj (The Mansions of the Stars) is chapter 85 of the Quran and has 22 verses, making it a short surah. It was revealed in Mecca, before the migration to Medina, and it is number 27 in the chronological order of revelation. It falls in juz 30. It occupies one page of the mushaf, from page 590 to page 590.

Where it sits in the mushaf

It is preceded by Surah Al-Inshiqaq and followed by Surah At-Tariq. Like every surah except At-Tawbah, it opens with the Basmalah. This surah contains no verse of prostration.

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