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Sura 85
Aya 1

Chapter 85

The Housesal-Burūj ( البروج )

22 verses • revealed at Meccan

»The surah that opens with a three-part oath of the Divine One, who swears by the sky studded with The Houses, by the assurance that the Day of Resurrection shall come, and by His Own Universal Witness, which beholds all, that the believers shall have their reward, and the unbelievers their punishment, in the Hereafter. It takes is name from “the houses” (burūj) mentioned in verse 1, normally understood in conjunction to the constellations. The surah strengthened the heart of the Prophet Muḥammad and his followers by referring to the fate of those who tortured earlier believers. The title expresses God’s power over the whole universe, from the stars in the sky to the evildoers referred to in this surah. Indeed, His all-encompassing power is a recurring theme throughout the surah.«

The surah is also known as Signs of the Zodiac, The Constellations, The Houses of the Zodiac, The Towering Constellations, Zodiacal Signs

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

André Chouraqui: Au nom d’Allah, le Matriciant, le Matriciel.

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وَالسَّماءِ ذاتِ البُروجِ

André Chouraqui

La quatre-vingt-cinquième sourate, vingt-septième dans l’ordre chronologique, parmi les premières d’inspiration mekkoise, comprend vingt-deux versets.
Les sourates des débuts de la vocation prophétique de Muhammad, d’une rare beauté poétique et mystique, sont habitées par la présence obsessionnelle, pourrait-on dire, d’Allah. Les adorateurs d’Allah sont persécutés, martyrisés. Mais Allah est leur gardien. Il traitera leurs persécuteurs en tant qu’ennemis de la Vérité. Dans la Géhenne, ils subiront le supplice de la Calcination, à jamais.
Par le ciel, doté de Bordjs,