سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 16
وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed, We have put the big stars in the heaven and We beautified it for the beholders.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We have placed
فِى
fī
in
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the heavens
بُرُوجًۭا
burūjan
constellations
وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا
wazayyannāhā
and We have beautified it
لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
lilnnāẓirīna
for the observers
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
16. 1. Burooj is the plural of burj, which means manifestation. From this comes tabarruj, which is used in the sense of a woman displaying her adornment. Here, the stars of the sky are called burooj because they are elevated and apparent. Some say that by burooj is meant the stations of the sun, moon, and other planets, which are fixed for them and are twelve in number: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces. The Arabs used to determine the seasons through the stations of these planets. There is nothing wrong with this, but to claim knowledge of changing events and incidents through them, as is still common among the ignorant today, and to look at and understand people's destinies through them, has no connection with the events and incidents that occur in the world. Whatever happens, happens only by the will of Allah. Allah Almighty has mentioned these burooj or stars here as a sign of His power and unparalleled craftsmanship. In addition, it has been clarified that these are also the adornment of the sky.
