What does Quran 55:5 mean?

Quran 55:5 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan, Ayah 5) translates to: "The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 55:5 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ar-Rahmaan (The Beneficent), the 55th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Creation, Divine Order, Scripture & Wisdom, Tawhid, Spiritual Reflection.

ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍۢ

Ashshamsu walqamaru bihusbaan

The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,

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1 other theme with a weak connection

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55:5Ayah 178

17 ayahs in Ar-Rahmaan are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

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The sun and the moon follow a reckoning they move according to a strict calculation

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