What does Quran 85:1 mean?

Quran 85:1 (Surah Al-Burooj, Ayah 1) translates to: "By the sky containing great stars"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 85:1 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Burooj (The Constellations), the 85th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim.

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: Divine Power, Tawhid, Divine Signs, Creation, Spiritual Awareness.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

Wassamaaa'i zaatil burooj

By the sky containing great stars

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1 other theme with a weak connection

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Signs in creation

85:1Ayah 122

This is the only ayah in Al-Burooj strongly about signs in creation.

Scholars offer diverse perspectives

By the heaven of the constellations the twelve constellations of the planets — as explained in sūrat al-Furqān Q. 2561;

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