16:16
وَعَلَٰمَٰتٍ ۚوَبِٱلنَّجْمِهُمْيَهْتَدُونَ١٦
waʿalāmātin wabil-najmi hum yahtadūna
And landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided.(16)
Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 16 (16:16)
ٱلنَّحْل
وَعَلَٰمَٰتٍ ۚ وَبِٱلنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
Quran 16:16 is ayah 16 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 269 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 27
- Page 269
- Ruku 2
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَعَلَٰمَٰتٍ ۚwaʿalāmātinAnd landmarks
- وَبِٱلنَّجْمِwabil-najmiAnd by the stars
- هُمْhumthey
- يَهْتَدُونَyahtadūnaguide themselves
Tafsir (commentary) of 16:16
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This commentary explains ayahs 16:14–18 together.