The Star

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The Star is the English title of Surah An-Najm, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the divine origin of revelation and the authority of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Label Occurrences
The Star canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Quran surah ⓘ
religious text section ⓘ
addresses denial of the Prophet’s message ⓘ
affirms authority of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
asserts that the Prophet does not speak from desire ⓘ
beginsWith By the star when it descends ⓘ
belongsTo the group of mid-Meccan surahs ⓘ
condemns idolatry ⓘ
contains verses of prostration ⓘ
describes the Prophet’s vision of Jibril ⓘ
emphasizes divine origin of revelation ⓘ
encourages submission to God ⓘ
hasArabicName سورة النجم ⓘ
hasEnglishTitle The Star ⓘ
hasJuzNumber 27 ⓘ
hasLanguage Arabic ⓘ
hasMainTheme accountability before God ⓘ
rejection of idolatry ⓘ
validation of prophetic revelation ⓘ
hasNumberOfVerses 62 ⓘ
hasRevelationType Meccan surah ⓘ
hasSajdahVerseNumber 62 ⓘ
hasSurahNumber 53 ⓘ
hasTransliteration Surat An-Najm ⓘ
linked to: Surah An-Najm
highlights God’s knowledge and power ⓘ
includes a sajdah verse ⓘ
isFollowedBy Surah Al-Qamar ⓘ
isMemorizedBy many Muslims ⓘ
isPartOf Quran ⓘ
isPrecededBy Surah At-Tur ⓘ
isRecitedIn Islamic prayer and worship ⓘ
Taraweeh prayers in Ramadan ⓘ
isRegardedAs a powerful rhetorical surah ⓘ
isSignificantIn Islamic theology of revelation ⓘ
mentions pre-Islamic deities al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat ⓘ
the Mi‘raj or ascension imagery ⓘ
the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad

the angel Jibril ⓘ
linked to: Jibril
refutes claims that revelation is human-made ⓘ
remindsOf the Day of Judgment ⓘ
linked to: Day of Judgment
states that revelation is inspired by God ⓘ
warnsOf the consequences of disbelief ⓘ
wasRevealedIn Mecca ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surah An-Najm → name → The Star ⓘ
An-Najm → englishName → The Star ⓘ