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Al-Burooj (The Mansions Of The Stars, Constellations) is the 85th sura of the Qur'an with 22 ayat. According to Ibn Ishaq , whom most tafsirs follow, the "people of the Ditch" whose persecution it condemns are the Christians of Najran killed by Dhu Nuwas . v t e1
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Surat Al-Burooj ( al-burūğ, the stars ) is the 85th sura of the Qur'an with 22 ayat . According to Ibn Ishaq , whom most tafsirs follow, the "people of the Ditch" whose persecution it condemns are the Christians of Najran killed by Dhu Nuwas .
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Al-Burooj ( , "zodiacal constellation") is the 85th chapter ( sura ) of the Quran with 22 verses .The word " burooj " in the first verse is translated to constellations, stars, and Zodiacal signs.Interpreters give several different versions of the story to be referred to in verses 4-8: persecution of Christians by Dhu Nuwas in Yemen, persecutions by Nebuchadnezzar , and people of the trench.It has been documented that Dun Nuwas burned 20,000 Christians alive in a burning trench because they refused to convert to Judaism.Quranic exegetes produced different interpretations of the term 'preserved tablet' in verse 22.In this surah the relationship of Quran to the 'Preserved Tablet' is correlated with the relation of the star constellations 'Al-Buruj' to the heavens 'Al-Sama'.Mu'tazilites argued that revelations were created initially in the preserved tablet.This seems to be close to another term, 'Mother of all books' ( umm al-kitab ), mentioned in 13:39 and 43:4.The Qur'an : an encyclopedia .
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85th chapter of the Qur'an "Q85" redirects here.Sūrat al-Burūj ( , "The Great Star") is the eighty-fifth chapter ( surah ) of the Quran with 22 verses .
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85th chapter of the Qur'an Al-Burūj ( , "The Great Star") is the eighty-fifth chapter ( surah ) of the Quran , with 22 ayat or verses.The word "Al-Burooj" in the first verse is usually translated as 'stars', or more specifically, 'great stars'.The word Al-Burooj is the plural of Burj, which means fort or tower; something that can be seen from a distance.Quran sura 85 at al-quran.info Quran sura 85 : see translations by Arberry , Pickthall , and Palmer
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85th chapter of the Qur'an Al-Buruj ( Arabic : البروج , romanized : al-burūj , "The Great Star") is the eighty-fifth chapter ( surah ) of the Quran , with 22 ayat or verses. The word "Al-Burooj" in the first verse is usually translated as 'stars', or more specifically, 'great stars'. The word Al-Burooj is the plural of Burj, which means fort or tower; something that can be seen from a distance. Quran sura 85 at al-quran.info Quran sura 85 : see translations by Arberry , Pickthall , and Palmer
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the 85th sura of the qur'an with 22 ayat
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