Meccan·Surah 85

البروج

Surah Al-Buruj — Ayah 16

The Great Stars

22 Ayahs·Verse 85:16
85:16

فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

Effecter of what He intends.

Context in Surah Al-Buruj

Nearby ayahs help place verse 85:16 in sequence and meaning.

وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ

And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ

Honorable Owner of the Throne,

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?