Meccan·Surah 85

البروج

Surah Al-Buruj — Ayah 19

The Great Stars

22 Ayahs·Verse 85:19
85:19

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ

But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

Context in Surah Al-Buruj

Nearby ayahs help place verse 85:19 in sequence and meaning.

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ

While Allah encompasses them from behind.

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ

But this is an honored Qur'an