The Holy Quran 25:61 — Surah Al-Furqan

Arabic text

تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَٰجًا وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا

Translation

Blessed is the Being Who created gigantic stars in the sky and (among the more prominent sources of light that He created in the sky, He has) placed the sun (lamp) and the luminous moon in it.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The creation of the constellations in the sky: that is, great stars, or heavenly fortresses in which angels stand guard. Or it is possible that the twelve stations of the sun described by the astronomers are meant. Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “Twelve parts of the sky, their name is burj (constellation, sign of the zodiac)

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