سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 97
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلنُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهَا فِى ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۗ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿97﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is He Who has set the stars for you, so that you may guide your course with their help through the darkness of the land and the sea. We have (indeed) explained in detail Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, Revelations, etc.) for people who know.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
made
لَكُمُ
lakumu
for you
ٱلنُّجُومَ
l-nujūma
the stars
لِتَهْتَدُوا۟
litahtadū
that you may guide yourselves
بِهَا
bihā
with them
فِى
fī
in
ظُلُمَـٰتِ
ẓulumāti
the darkness[es]
ٱلْبَرِّ
l-bari
(of) the land
وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۗ
wal-baḥri
and the sea
قَدْ
qad
Certainly
فَصَّلْنَا
faṣṣalnā
We have made clear
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the Signs
لِقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
(who) know
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.
97. 1. Here, one benefit and purpose of the stars has been mentioned; there are two other purposes which have been stated at another place: the adornment of the heavens and the pelting of devils. رجو ما للشیطین. That is, when devils try to ascend to the sky, these fall upon them as flames. Some scholars have said: من اعتقد فی ہذاہ النجوم غیر ثلاث فقد اخطاء وکذب علی اللہ Whoever holds any belief about these stars other than these three matters is mistaken and has lied against Allah. From this, it is understood that the practice of astrology in our country, in which claims are made about the effects of stars on future events, human life, or the universe, is baseless and also against the Shariah. In fact, in a hadith, it has been described as a branch of magic: من اقتبس علماء من النجوم اقتبس شعبۃ من السحر زاد ما زاد (Hasan by Al-Albani, Sahih Abi Dawood)
