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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Blessed is He who placed in the sky constellations"

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Question:
In the noble verse, Allah the Exalted said: I seek refuge
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
[An-Nahl 16:98]
Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَاجًا وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا
[Al-Furqan 25:61]


Answer:
The constellations are the twelve stations of the sun; these twelve stations of the sun are the constellations. The lamp is the sun; Allah made it a lamp for the universe. As for the moon, it is light, and its light is derived from the sun; the light of the moon is reflected from the sun. Yes.
Source قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7450 — youtube.com (17:48)

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