What does Quran 37:88 mean?

Quran 37:88 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 88) translates to: "And he cast a look at the stars"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:88 from?

This ayah is from Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), the 37th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Ibrahim, Truthfulness, Creation, Spiritual Reflection, Divine Revelation.

فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةًۭ فِى ٱلنُّجُومِ

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And he cast a look at the stars

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Lessons from past peoples

37:88Ayah 1182

50 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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And he cast a glance at the stars — to delude them into thinking that he relies on them so that they would then trust him —

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