Medinan·Surah 55

الرحمن

Surah Ar-Rahman — Ayah 5

The Most Merciful

78 Ayahs·Verse 55:5
55:5

ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,

Context in Surah Ar-Rahman

Nearby ayahs help place verse 55:5 in sequence and meaning.

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ

Created man,

عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ

[And] taught him eloquence.

وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

And the stars and trees prostrate.

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance