Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 16 (16:16)

ٱلنَّحْل

وَعَلَٰمَٰتٍ ۚ وَبِٱلنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

Quran 16:16 is ayah 16 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 269 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:16
وَعَلَٰمَٰتٍ ۚوَبِٱلنَّجْمِهُمْيَهْتَدُونَ١٦
waʿalāmātin wabil-najmi hum yahtadūna

And landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided.(16)

Word by word

  1. وَعَلَٰمَٰتٍ ۚwaʿalāmātinAnd landmarks
  2. وَبِٱلنَّجْمِwabil-najmiAnd by the stars
  3. هُمْhumthey
  4. يَهْتَدُونَyahtadūnaguide themselves

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