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6:97 - Al-An'am

Verse 97

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلنُّجُومَ لِتَهۡتَدُواْ بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِۗ قَدۡ فَصَّلۡنَا ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لِقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٩٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And He is the One Who has made the stars as your guide through the darkness of land and sea. We have already made the signs clear for people who know.
6:96 - Al-An'am

Verse 96

فَالِقُ ٱلۡإِصۡبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ ٱلَّيۡلَ سَكَنٗا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ حُسۡبَانٗاۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقۡدِيرُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡعَلِيمِ ٩٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He causes the dawn to break, and has made the night for rest and ˹made˺ the sun and the moon ˹to travel˺ with precision. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing.
37:88 - As-Saffat

Verse 88

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ ٨٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He later looked up to the stars ˹in contemplation˺,1
22:65 - Al-Hajj

Verse 65

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱلۡفُلۡكَ تَجۡرِي فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ بِأَمۡرِهِۦ وَيُمۡسِكُ ٱلسَّمَآءَ أَن تَقَعَ عَلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٦٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you1 whatever is in the earth as well as the ships ˹that˺ sail through the sea by His command? He keeps the sky from falling down on the earth except by His permission. Surely Allah is Ever Gracious and Most Merciful to humanity.
25:61 - Al-Furqan

Verse 61

تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجٗا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَٰجٗا وَقَمَرٗا مُّنِيرٗا ٦١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Blessed is the One Who has placed constellations in the sky, as well as a ˹radiant˺ lamp1 and a luminous moon.
29:61 - Al-'Ankabut

Verse 61

وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ ٦١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon ˹for your benefit˺, they will certainly say, “Allah!” How can they then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?
7:54 - Al-A'raf

Verse 54

إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٖ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ يُغۡشِي ٱلَّيۡلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ يَطۡلُبُهُۥ حَثِيثٗا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ وَٱلنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَٰتِۭ بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۗ أَلَا لَهُ ٱلۡخَلۡقُ وَٱلۡأَمۡرُۗ تَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٥٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days,1 then established Himself above the Throne. He makes the day and night overlap in rapid succession. He created the sun, the moon, and the stars—all subjected by His command. The creation and the command belong to Him ˹alone˺. Blessed is Allah—Lord of all worlds!
53:49 - An-Najm

Verse 49

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ ٤٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And He alone is the Lord of Sirius.1
25:45 - Al-Furqan

Verse 45

أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَيۡفَ مَدَّ ٱلظِّلَّ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ لَجَعَلَهُۥ سَاكِنٗا ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَا ٱلشَّمۡسَ عَلَيۡهِ دَلِيلٗا ٤٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Have you not seen how your Lord extends the shade—He could have simply made it ˹remain˺ still if He so willed—then We make the sun its guide,
35:41 - Fatir

Verse 41

۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُمۡسِكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ أَن تَزُولَاۚ وَلَئِن زَالَتَآ إِنۡ أَمۡسَكَهُمَا مِنۡ أَحَدٖ مِّنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورٗا ٤١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ keeps the heavens and the earth from falling apart. If they were to fall apart, none but Him could hold them up. He is truly Most Forbearing, All-Forgiving.
36:40 - Ya-Sin

Verse 40

لَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ يَنۢبَغِي لَهَآ أَن تُدۡرِكَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيۡلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِۚ وَكُلّٞ فِي فَلَكٖ يَسۡبَحُونَ ٤٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is not for the sun to catch up with the moon,1 nor does the night outrun the day. Each is travelling in an orbit of their own.
70:40 - Al-Ma'arij

Verse 40

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ ٤٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset1 that We are truly capable
36:39 - Ya-Sin

Verse 39

وَٱلۡقَمَرَ قَدَّرۡنَٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلۡعُرۡجُونِ ٱلۡقَدِيمِ ٣٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
As for the moon, We have ordained ˹precise˺ phases for it, until it ends up ˹looking˺ like an old, curved palm stalk.
44:39 - Ad-Dukhan

Verse 39

مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٣٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We only created them for a purpose, but most of these ˹pagans˺ do not know.
36:38 - Ya-Sin

Verse 38

وَٱلشَّمۡسُ تَجۡرِي لِمُسۡتَقَرّٖ لَّهَاۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقۡدِيرُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡعَلِيمِ ٣٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The sun travels for its fixed term. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing.
41:37 - Fussilat

Verse 37

وَمِنۡ ءَايَٰتِهِ ٱلَّيۡلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ وَٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُۚ لَا تَسۡجُدُواْ لِلشَّمۡسِ وَلَا لِلۡقَمَرِ وَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمۡ إِيَّاهُ تَعۡبُدُونَ ٣٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Among His signs are the day and the night, the sun and the moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or the moon, but prostrate to Allah, Who created them ˹all˺, if you ˹truly˺ worship Him ˹alone˺.
14:33 - Ibrahim

Verse 33

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ دَآئِبَيۡنِۖ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ٣٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He has ˹also˺ subjected for you the sun and the moon, both constantly orbiting, and has subjected the day and night for you.
21:33 - Al-Anbya

Verse 33

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ فِي فَلَكٖ يَسۡبَحُونَ ٣٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And He is the One Who created the day and the night, the sun and the moon—each travelling in an orbit.
74:32 - Al-Muddaththir

Verse 32

كـَلَّا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ ٣٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But no! By the moon,
31:29 - Luqman

Verse 29

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُولِجُ ٱلَّيۡلَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِي ٱلَّيۡلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ يَجۡرِيٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗى وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٞ ٢٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you not see that Allah causes the night to merge into the day and the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term, and that Allah is All-Aware of what you do?
45:22 - Al-Jathiyah

Verse 22

وَخَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ ٢٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
For Allah created the heavens and the earth for a purpose, so that every soul may be paid back for what it has committed. And none will be wronged.
84:18 - Al-Inshiqaq

Verse 18

وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ ١٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And by the moon when it waxes full!
22:18 - Al-Hajj

Verse 18

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَسۡجُدُۤ لَهُۥۤ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ وَٱلنُّجُومُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ وَٱلدَّوَآبُّ وَكَثِيرٞ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِۖ وَكَثِيرٌ حَقَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡعَذَابُۗ وَمَن يُهِنِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن مُّكۡرِمٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفۡعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۩ ١٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you not see that to Allah bow down ˹in submission˺1 all those in the heavens and all those on the earth, as well as the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, and ˹all˺ living beings, as well as many humans, while many are deserving of punishment. And whoever Allah disgraces, none can honour. Surely Allah does what He wills.
55:17 - Ar-Rahman

Verse 17

رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَغۡرِبَيۡنِ ١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹He is˺ Lord of the two easts and the two wests.1
15:16 - Al-Hijr

Verse 16

وَلَقَدۡ جَعَلۡنَا فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجٗا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ ١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, We have placed constellations in the sky, and adorned it for all to see.
16:16 - An-Nahl

Verse 16

وَعَلَٰمَٰتٖۚ وَبِٱلنَّجۡمِ هُمۡ يَهۡتَدُونَ ١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Also by landmarks and stars do people find their way.
84:16 - Al-Inshiqaq

Verse 16

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ ١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So, I do swear by the twilight!
71:16 - Nuh

Verse 16

وَجَعَلَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورٗا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ سِرَاجٗا ١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
placing the moon within them as a ˹reflected˺ light, and the sun as a ˹radiant˺ lamp?
81:16 - At-Takwir

Verse 16

ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ ١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
which travel and hide,1
81:15 - At-Takwir

Verse 15

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ ١٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
I do swear by the receding stars
78:13 - An-Naba

Verse 13

وَجَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجٗا وَهَّاجٗا ١٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and placed ˹in them˺ a shining lamp,
35:13 - Fatir

Verse 13

يُولِجُ ٱلَّيۡلَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِي ٱلَّيۡلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ يَجۡرِي لِأَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗىۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمۡ لَهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكُۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مِن قِطۡمِيرٍ ١٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He merges the night into the day and the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term. That is Allah—your Lord! All authority belongs to Him. But those ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Him do not possess even the skin of a date stone.
41:12 - Fussilat

Verse 12

فَقَضَىٰهُنَّ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَاتٖ فِي يَوۡمَيۡنِ وَأَوۡحَىٰ فِي كُلِّ سَمَآءٍ أَمۡرَهَاۚ وَزَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَحِفۡظٗاۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقۡدِيرُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡعَلِيمِ ١٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So He formed the heaven into seven heavens in two Days, assigning to each its mandate. And We adorned the lowest heaven with ˹stars like˺ lamps ˹for beauty˺ and for protection. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing.”1 
16:12 - An-Nahl

Verse 12

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ وَٱلنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَٰتُۢ بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡقِلُونَ ١٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And He has subjected for your benefit the day and the night, the sun and the moon. And the stars have been subjected by His command. Surely in this are signs for those who understand.
86:11 - At-Tariq

Verse 11

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ ١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
By the sky with its recurring cycles,
34:9 - Saba

Verse 9

أَفَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ إِن نَّشَأۡ نَخۡسِفۡ بِهِمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ أَوۡ نُسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡ كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّكُلِّ عَبۡدٖ مُّنِيبٖ ٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Have they not then seen all that surrounds them of the heavens and the earth? If We willed, We could cause the earth to swallow them up, or cause ˹deadly˺ pieces of the sky to fall upon them. Surely in this is a sign for every servant who turns ˹to Allah˺.
51:7 - Adh-Dhariyat

Verse 7

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡحُبُكِ ٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹And˺ by the heavens in their marvellous design!1
37:6 - As-Saffat

Verse 6

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ ٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration
37:5 - As-Saffat

Verse 5

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ ٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and the Lord of all points of sunrise.
39:5 - Az-Zumar

Verse 5

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيۡلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيۡلِۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ يَجۡرِي لِأَجَلٖ مُّسَمًّىۗ أَلَا هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡغَفَّٰرُ ٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He created the heavens and the earth for a purpose. He wraps the night around the day, and wraps the day around the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term. He is truly the Almighty, Most Forgiving.
10:5 - Yunus

Verse 5

هُوَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ ضِيَآءٗ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ نُورٗا وَقَدَّرَهُۥ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعۡلَمُواْ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلۡحِسَابَۚ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لِقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He is the One Who made the sun a radiant source and the moon a reflected light, with precisely ordained phases, so that you may know the number of years and calculation ˹of time˺. Allah did not create all this except for a purpose. He makes the signs clear for people of knowledge.
55:5 - Ar-Rahman

Verse 5

ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ بِحُسۡبَانٖ ٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The sun and the moon ˹travel˺ with precision.
67:5 - Al-Mulk

Verse 5

وَلَقَدۡ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا رُجُومٗا لِّلشَّيَٰطِينِۖ وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا لَهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And indeed, We adorned the lowest heaven with ˹stars like˺ lamps, and made them ˹as missiles˺ for stoning ˹eavesdropping˺ devils, for whom We have also prepared the torment of the Blaze.1 
79:4 - An-Nazi'at

Verse 4

فَٱلسَّٰبِقَٰتِ سَبۡقٗا ٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and those taking the lead vigorously,
46:3 - Al-Ahqaf

Verse 3

مَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗىۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ عَمَّآ أُنذِرُواْ مُعۡرِضُونَ ٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We only created the heavens and the earth and everything in between for a purpose and an appointed term. Yet the disbelievers are turning away from what they have been warned about.
79:3 - An-Nazi'at

Verse 3

وَٱلسَّٰبِحَٰتِ سَبۡحٗا ٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and those gliding ˹through heavens˺ swiftly,
86:3 - At-Tariq

Verse 3

ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹It is˺ the star of piercing brightness.
64:3 - At-Taghabun

Verse 3

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَوَّرَكُمۡ فَأَحۡسَنَ صُوَرَكُمۡۖ وَإِلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He created the heavens and the earth for a purpose. He shaped you ˹in the womb˺, perfecting your form. And to Him is the final return.
13:2 - Ar-Ra'd

Verse 2

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ بِغَيۡرِ عَمَدٖ تَرَوۡنَهَاۖ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ يَجۡرِي لِأَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗىۚ يُدَبِّرُ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّكُمۡ تُوقِنُونَ ٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is Allah Who has raised the heavens without pillars—as you can see—then established Himself above the Throne. He has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term. He conducts the whole affair. He makes the signs clear so that you may be certain of the meeting with your Lord.
91:2 - Ash-Shams

Verse 2

وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and the moon as it follows it,1
81:2 - At-Takwir

Verse 2

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ ٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and when the stars fall down,
79:2 - An-Nazi'at

Verse 2

وَٱلنَّٰشِطَٰتِ نَشۡطٗا ٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and those pulling out ˹good souls˺ gently,
85:1 - Al-Buruj

Verse 1

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡبُرُوجِ ١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
By the sky full of constellations,
81:1 - At-Takwir

Verse 1

إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ ١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When the sun is put out,
54:1 - Al-Qamar

Verse 1

ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ ١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.1
91:1 - Ash-Shams

Verse 1

وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
By the sun and its brightness,
79:1 - An-Nazi'at

Verse 1

وَٱلنَّٰزِعَٰتِ غَرۡقٗا ١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
By those ˹angels˺ stripping out ˹evil souls˺ harshly,

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  • topic_id: Unique identifier for the topic
  • topic_name: The English name of the topic
  • arabic_name: The Arabic name or transliteration of the topic (if available)
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