Al-An'am · Ayah 97

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلنُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهَا فِى ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۗ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ 97

Translations

And it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know.

Transliteration

Wa huwa alladhī ja'ala lakumu an-nujūma lita'tahdū bihā fī ẓulumāti al-barri wa-al-baḥri, qad faṣṣalnā al-āyāti liqawmin ya'lamūn

Tafsir (Explanation)

Allah has created the stars as signs and means of guidance for travelers to navigate through the darkness of land and sea. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi emphasize that this ayah demonstrates Allah's mercy in providing practical navigational tools while simultaneously serving as spiritual signs of His creation and wisdom. The concluding phrase indicates that these revelations are detailed for those who possess knowledge and understanding, suggesting that reflection upon creation requires intellectual capacity and sincere seeking.

Revelation Context

This ayah appears in the context of Surah Al-An'am, which comprehensively presents the proofs of Allah's oneness and His care for creation. The surah emphasizes divine signs (ayāt) scattered throughout the natural world as evidence of Allah's power and beneficence. This particular verse is part of a series highlighting various blessings and signs that should lead people to recognize and obey Allah.

Related Hadiths

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it' (Sahih Bukhari 5027), as reflection upon creation and signs requires knowledge. Additionally, the Prophet encouraged seeking knowledge about the creation, as seen in various narrations about understanding the cosmos as a path to knowing the Creator.

Themes

Divine Signs and AyātNavigation and GuidanceAllah's Mercy and ProvisionKnowledge and UnderstandingNatural Phenomena as Proof of Tawhīd

Key Lesson

The stars represent both practical guidance and spiritual reminders of Allah's infinite wisdom and care—modern believers should cultivate awareness of such signs in creation as a means of strengthening faith and gratitude. Additionally, understanding the purpose and benefit of creation encourages us to use knowledge as a bridge to recognizing our Creator's magnificence.

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6:65Al-An'am

قُلْ هُوَ ٱلْقَادِرُ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ مِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ شِيَعًا وَيُذِيقَ بَعْضَكُم بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ ۗ ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَفْقَهُونَ

Say, "He is the [one] Able to send upon you affliction from above you or from beneath your feet or to confuse you [so you become] sects and make you taste the violence of one another." Look how We diversify the signs that they might understand.

6:144Al-An'am

وَمِنَ ٱلْإِبِلِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۗ قُلْ ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ أَمَّا ٱشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَرْحَامُ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَآءَ إِذْ وَصَّىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا ۚ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا لِّيُضِلَّ ٱلنَّاسَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

And of the camels, two and of the cattle, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Or were you witnesses when Allāh charged you with this? Then who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allāh to mislead the people by [something] other than knowledge? Indeed, Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people."

6:29Al-An'am

وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوثِينَ

And they say, "There is none but our worldly life, and we will not be resurrected."

6:146Al-An'am

وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِى ظُفُرٍ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ وَٱلْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَآ إِلَّا مَا حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَآ أَوِ ٱلْحَوَايَآ أَوْ مَا ٱخْتَلَطَ بِعَظْمٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَـٰهُم بِبَغْيِهِمْ ۖ وَإِنَّا لَصَـٰدِقُونَ

And to those who are Jews We prohibited every animal of uncloven hoof; and of the cattle and the sheep We prohibited to them their fat, except what adheres to their backs or the entrails or what is joined with bone. [By] that We repaid them for their transgression. And indeed, We are truthful.