Its recitation saves man from fears.

Its recitation saves man from fears.” These rewards fit in with the content of the Surah and it is obvious when we consider that: one of the commentaries for the verse: “By the Witness and the Witnessed” is 'Friday' and ‘Arafah Day', and that the Surah denotes to the severe perseverance of the early believers against the enemies' persecutions. By the way, it also confirms that these rewards belong to those who study the Surah, then contemplate on it and act accordingly.

Surah Buruj, Verses 1-9 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ 1.

"By the Sky full of constellations,” 2. "By the promised Day (of Judgment),” 3. "By the Witness and the Witnessed." 4. "Cursed were the makers of the pit (of fire),” 5. "Of the fuel-fed fire (kept burning),” 6. "When they sat by it,” 7. "And they were witnesses of what they did to the believers." 8. "They were vengeful towards them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, the Almighty, the Praiseworthy,” 9. "Him, to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth.

And Allah is Witness over everything." The Believers and the Pyres We know that the believers of Mecca were in terrible trouble, at the beginning, and their enemies did whatever they could to torture them.

As it was mentioned earlier, the objective of the revelation of the Surah is to warn these persecutors so that they may consider the destiny of the past tyrannical generations and, on the other hand, it is a soothing message for the early believers of Mecca and a strengthening for their spirits. Furthermore, it is a lesson to Muslims throughout history. “By the Sky full of constellations”. The term /buruj/ is the plural form of /burj/ which originally means 'a castle' or 'a tower'.

Some have rendered it to anything that is apparent, manifest or conspicuous, high or elevated; hence /burj/ is applied to a certain kind of structure. Also, /burj/ is used to define an angle of a fortress, or of a surrounding wall of a city, which is more conspicuous; and sometimes a fortress, itself, is called /burj/.

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