Meccan·Surah 85

البروج

Surah Al-Buruj — Ayah 21

The Great Stars

22 Ayahs·Verse 85:21
85:21

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ

But this is an honored Qur'an

Context in Surah Al-Buruj

Nearby ayahs help place verse 85:21 in sequence and meaning.

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ

But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ

While Allah encompasses them from behind.

فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ

[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.