71:16
وَجَعَلَٱلْقَمَرَفِيهِنَّنُورًاوَجَعَلَٱلشَّمْسَسِرَاجًا١٦
wajaʿala l-qamara fīhinna nūran wajaʿala l-shamsa sirājan
And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?(16)
Surah Nuh, Ayah 16 (71:16)
نُوح
وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا
Quran 71:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Nuh (“Noah”), a Meccan surah of 28 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 571 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 29
- Hizb 57
- Page 571
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaAnd made
- ٱلْقَمَرَl-qamarathe moon
- فِيهِنَّfīhinnatherein
- نُورًاnūrana light
- وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaand made
- ٱلشَّمْسَl-shamsathe sun
- سِرَاجًاsirājana lamp
Tafsir (commentary) of 71:16
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This commentary explains ayahs 71:5–20 together.