What does Quran 85:7 mean?

Quran 85:7 (Surah Al-Burooj, Ayah 7) translates to: "And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 85:7 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 85:7?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 85:7?

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

What topics does Quran 85:7 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Sin, Accountability, Justice.

Ayah 6

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۭ...

85:7Al-Burooj

Ayah 8

وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِ...

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌۭ

Wa hum 'alaa maa yaf'aloona bilmu 'mineena shuhood

And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.

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Lessons from past peoples

85:7Ayah 122

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and they themselves to what they did to those who believed in God in the way of torturing them by hurling them into the fire when they did not recant their faith were witnesses they were themselves present thereat. It is reported in a hadīth that God saved the believers who had been thrown into the fire by taking their souls before they fell into it and that the fire then rose up and burnt all those sitting around it.

Bear witness to this.

Sahih Muslim #6897Abu Ma'mar reported on the authority of Abdullah that the moon was split up during lifetime by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in two parts and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

Bear testimony to this.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4622Explaining the Quranic verse; “And between them and their desire is placed a barrier.” Al-Hasan said:Da'if

Between them and their faith.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4455A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Ibrahim and al-Sha’bi from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of narrators. But this version does not mention the words:Hasan

He called the witnesses who testified.

Sahih al-Bukhari #4032Narrated Abu `Imran:Sahih

Anas looked at the people wearing Tailsans (i.e. a special kind of head covering worn by Jews in old days). On that Anas said, "At this moment they (i.e. those people) look like the Jews of Khaibar."