Meccan·Surah 77

المرسلات

Surah Al-Mursalat — Ayah 6

The Emissaries

50 Ayahs·Verse 77:6
77:6

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا

As justification or warning,

Context in Surah Al-Mursalat

Nearby ayahs help place verse 77:6 in sequence and meaning.

فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرْقًا

And those [angels] who bring criterion

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا

And those [angels] who deliver a message

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

So when the stars are obliterated