On 5v, verse 96 spans lines 21–23. Verse 97 starts in line 23, continues through line 24 and finishes at 6r line 1. The folio data retain unclear-writing markers.
Qur’an manuscripts · Arabic
Qur’an 6:96–97: reckoning time and navigating by stars
The manuscript record places the verses about night, sun, moon and stars across folios 5v and 6r, with the two functions of reckoning and navigation identifiable.
Two-folio verse and line mapping checked
- Physical witness
- Mingana Islamic Arabic 1572b · University of Birmingham
- Selected unit
- Qur’an 6:96–97 · Corpus Coranicum folio 5v lines 21–24, continuing at 6r line 1
- Edition or research reference
- Corpus Coranicum / Manuscripta Coranica, manuscript 281, folios 5v and 6r. Catalogue by Michael Marx with Tobias J. Jocham; Arabic transliteration by Salome Beridze. Corresponding English translations consulted separately.
- Review boundary
- The public folio data, verse-labelled transliteration and corresponding English scripture readings were inspected. No new photograph-to-sign audit or historical sky calculation was completed.
Follow the reading
Named English scripture translations on the Quranic Arabic Corpus render the selected verses. The manuscript transliteration remains a separate record of this witness’s writing.
Corpus Coranicum’s word-labelled lines map Qur’an 6:96–97 to 5v:21–24 and 6r:1.
Read the selected passage
Verse 96 connects daybreak and the night’s rest with the sun and moon as means of reckoning. Verse 97 presents stars as guides through the darkness of land and sea. The two verses therefore support distinct questions about counting time and finding a course.
A reading exercise can make two columns headed reckoning and navigation, then place only the features named by the verses in the relevant column. A contemporary calculation would require additional inputs: location, date, reference frame and method. The selected wording does not itself specify those inputs or a modern cosmic epoch.
What remains to check
Collate the two folio photographs and any uncertain writing, while keeping this selected-unit result separate from the still-conflicting overall folio-count metadata.
Bring the learning forward
Notice the difference between a rhythm that helps you organize your day and a reference that helps you choose a direction. Babylon’s sky teaching can offer a separate authored practice of attention and choice. The ancient passage does not establish a prediction about another person’s behaviour.
The Father and Yeshua remain Babylon’s devotional centre. This reflection offers perspective and a freely chosen next step; it makes no judgement about a reader’s worth.
Sources you can retrace
These source links identify the consulted catalogue, transcription, edition or scholarly quotation. Source images and complete modern translations remain at their original hosts.
- Corpus Coranicum · Mingana 1572b folio 5v ↗
Manuscripta Coranica; Michael Marx with Tobias J. Jocham, Arabic transliteration Salome Beridze. Image rights remain separate.
Public folio and transliteration route - Corpus Coranicum · inspected 5v source data ↗
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy project; verse 96 begins in line 21 and verse 97 begins in line 23.
Consulted verse-labelled manuscript lines - Corpus Coranicum · inspected 6r source data ↗
The final word group of verse 97 occurs in line 1 before verse 98 begins.
Consulted verse continuation - Quranic Arabic Corpus · corresponding English verse 6:96 ↗
Named translations include Pickthall, Yusuf Ali and Arberry. Read adjacent verse 97 for the complete selected unit.
Consulted parallel English translations - Quranic Arabic Corpus · corresponding English verse 6:97 ↗
The English scripture reading is credited separately from Beridze’s manuscript transliteration.
Consulted navigation verse
Cite this Babylon study
Babylon Learning Centre. “Qur’an 6:96–97: reckoning time and navigating by stars.” Passage Research Studio, revision 1, 5 November 2026. https://learn.babylonencyclopedia.com/research/passages/quran-sky-reckoning-navigation/
The ancient edition is credited separately above. These downloads cite Babylon’s study, not a new edition or translation of the manuscript.
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