An-Najm

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An-Najm is the 53rd chapter of the Qur’an, known for its powerful verses affirming the Prophet Muhammad’s divine revelation and warning against idolatry.

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An-Najm canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chapter of the Qur'an ⓘ
Surah of the Qur'an ⓘ
addresses denial of resurrection ⓘ
mockery of the message by disbelievers ⓘ
arabicName النجم ⓘ
centralConcept certainty of revelation ⓘ
rejection of intercessory idols ⓘ
tawhid (oneness of God) ⓘ
classification Meccan surah ⓘ
linked to: Meccan surahs
contains command to prostrate and worship God at the end of the surah ⓘ
condemnation of assigning daughters to God while preferring sons for themselves ⓘ
examples from earlier destroyed nations ⓘ
first recorded prostration verse in the Qur'an ⓘ
reminder that to God belongs the beginning and the end ⓘ
statement that every soul is responsible only for what it has earned ⓘ
emphasizes God’s knowledge of the unseen ⓘ
individual responsibility for deeds ⓘ
the Prophet does not speak from his own desire ⓘ
the Qur'an is revelation sent down ⓘ
linked to: Quran
englishName The Star ⓘ
features sajdah verse ⓘ
follows Surah At-Tur ⓘ
language Classical Arabic ⓘ
liturgicalUse recited in prayer with prostration at verse 62 by many Muslims ⓘ
mainTheme accountability in the Hereafter ⓘ
affirmation of the divine origin of the Prophet Muhammad’s revelation ⓘ
description of the Prophet Muhammad’s vision of Jibril (Gabriel) ⓘ
refutation of idolatry ⓘ
warning to disbelievers ⓘ
mentions Jibril ⓘ
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntaha) ⓘ
linked to: Sidrat al-Muntaha

Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad

idols al-Lat, al-‘Uzza, and Manat ⓘ
numberOfVerses 62 ⓘ
openingOath By the star when it descends ⓘ
partOf The Qur'an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
placeOfRevelation Mecca ⓘ
precedes Surah Al-Qamar ⓘ
quranJuz 27 ⓘ
revealedTo Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
style powerful rhetorical questions ⓘ
vivid eschatological imagery ⓘ
surahNumber 53 ⓘ
verseRange Qur'an 53:1–62 ⓘ

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

Surah An-Najm → name → An-Najm ⓘ
At-Tur → revealedBefore → An-Najm ⓘ
The Mount → precedesSurah → An-Najm ⓘ