# Quran 6:97 — Surah Al-An'am (The Cattle), Verse 97

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلنُّجُومَ لِتَهۡتَدُواْ بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِۗ قَدۡ فَصَّلۡنَا ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لِقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَهُوَ الَّذِیْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُوْمَ لِتَهْتَدُوْا بِهَا فِیْ ظُلُمٰتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الْاٰیٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ یَّعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Wa Huwal lazee ja'ala lakumun nujooma litahtadoo bihaa fee zulumaatil barri walbahr; qad fassalnal Aayaati liqawminy ya'lamoon

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> It is He Who maketh the stars (as beacons) for you, that ye may guide yourselves, with their help, through the dark spaces of land and sea: We detail Our signs for people who know.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-An'am 6:97 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Astronomy](https://deen.global/quran/topics/science/astronomy.md)

**Context:** Surah Al-An'am is a meccan surah with 165 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-an-am.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/6/96.md
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