Surah Al-Buruj — Part 1

1. سُورَةُ البروج

The surah tells of believers who remained firm under persecution and reminds us of Allah's complete power.

It is a Makki surah with 22 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

• بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ ﴿١﴾

By the sky containing great stars

• وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ ﴿١﴾

3. وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ ﴿٢﴾

And [by] the promised Day

• وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ ﴿٢﴾

4. وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ ﴿٣﴾

And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

• وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ ﴿٣﴾

5. قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ ﴿٤﴾

Destroyed [i.e., cursed] were the companions of the trench

• قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ ﴿٤﴾

6. ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ ﴿٥﴾

[Containing] the fire full of fuel,

• ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ ﴿٥﴾

7. Summary

Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 1–5 of Surah Al-Buruj.