85:18
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
The Great Stars
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Nearby ayahs help place verse 85:18 in sequence and meaning.
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Effecter of what He intends.
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
While Allah encompasses them from behind.