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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 97) {وَ هُوَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُوْمَ …:} This is one benefit of the stars; in other verses, stars are described as the adornment of the sky and as means of stoning (rujum) for the devils. See Surah As-Saffat (7,6) and Surah Al-Mulk (5). Allah knows best how many other benefits there are in them, but to believe that the unseen can be known through them or that they have any authority in the workings of power is clear misguidance and shirk, as the Holy Qur’an repeatedly declares that only Allah is the owner of knowledge and power.
