085- AL-BURUJ
THE CONSTELLATIONS
Al-Burūj is a Makkan sūrah said to have been revealed immediately after Sūrah 91, al-Shams. It takes its name from the mention in the first verse of the burūj, meaning “constellations” or “mansions.” The Prophet is reported to have said of this sūrah, “Whosoever recites it, God will give reward for the good deeds ten times the number of all people gathered in Friday prayer and all people gathered on the Day of ʿArafah [the most important day of the ḥajj and the ninth day of the month of Dhu’l-Ḥijjah].”
The sūrah begins with a short series of oaths (vv. 1–3), followed by the story of the inhabitants of the pit, who are said to have persecuted the believers (vv. 4–10). Their destiny is then contrasted to that of the believers in v. 11, followed by a description of God’s Omnipotence (vv. 12–20) and two oft recited verses that speak of the Quran as being upon a Preserved Tablet (vv. 21–22). It is reported that the Prophet would often recite this and the following sūrah as part of the two afternoon prayers.
(source: “The Study Quran” a new translation and commentary by Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
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