Meccan·Surah 85

البروج

Surah Al-Buruj — Ayah 20

The Great Stars

22 Ayahs·Verse 85:20
85:20

وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ

While Allah encompasses them from behind.

Context in Surah Al-Buruj

Nearby ayahs help place verse 85:20 in sequence and meaning.

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ

But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ

But this is an honored Qur'an

فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ

[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.