The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 372
CH. 15 R. 2. AL-HIJR PT. 14 made mansions of stars in the heaven and have adorned it for beholders. 1723 وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّهَا ,And We have, indeed. 17 للنظرين 3 وَحَفِظْنَهَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطنٍ رَّجِيمِ 18. And 'We have protected it against every rejected satan. 1724 37:7; 41:13; 67:6. b37:8; 41:13. punishment"; and the words (and they began ascending through it) would mean "they, instead of turning to God, become engaged in the acquisition of material prosperity and comforts. " The verse thus rebukes disbelievers that they have become so hard hearted that when they see punishment overtaking them, they repent; but when it is averted from them, they relapse into their old life of sin and engrossment in worldly pursuits. 1723. Important Words: (mansions of stars) is the plural of (burj) which is from the verb (baraja) which means, it was or became manifest apparent, or conspicuous; or it was or became high or elevated. E means, he built a tower. (burj) means a tower; a chamber built upon the sides of a fortress or palace; a sign of the Zodiac. means, mansions (i. e. the courses or stages) of the moon or the stars; or asterisms or constellations (Lane). Commentary: The word may be taken here either in the sense of "mansions" of planets and stars i. e. the spaces or courses wherein the planets perform their circuits, or it may signify the stars themselves. It is not merely the beautiful appearance of the planets and the stars at night that is meant here, because they are not meant to serve only as an ornament for the heavens or to provide a beautiful sight. In reality their creation serves a great purpose which is mentioned in the succeeding verses as well as in 16:17 & 67:6 and it is in the fulfilment of that great purpose that their real beauty lies. See the following verses. 1724. Commentary: In v. 10 the Quran speaks of the the of "guarding heavenly Exhortation," and in the verse under comment it speaks of the "guarding of the heavens" themselves. So the question arises here, what connection is there between the guarding of the heavenly Exhortation and the guarding of the heavens themselves, and why is it that immediately after speaking of the guarding of the heavenly Exhortation, the Quran speaks of the guarding of the heavens. From a study of the Quran it appears that it claims and repeatedly points to a strong resemblance 1580