Surah An-Najm In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate By the stars when they fade away! ( Quran Surah An-Najm 53:1 ) Your fellow man is neither misguided nor astray. ( Quran Surah An-Najm 53:2 ) Nor does he speak of his own whims. ( Quran Surah An-Najm 53:3 ) It is only a revelation sent down ˹to him˺. ( Quran 53:4 ) He has been taught by one ˹angel˺ of mighty power ( Quran 53:5 ) and great perfection, who once rose to ˹his˺ true form ( Quran 53:6 ) while on the highest point above the horizon, ( Quran 53:7 ) then he approached ˹the Prophet˺, coming so close ( Quran 53:8 ) that he was only two arms-lengths away or even less. ( Quran 53:9 ) Then Allah revealed to His servant what He revealed ˹through Gabriel˺. ( Quran 53:10 ) The ˹Prophet’s˺ heart did not doubt what he saw. ( Quran 53:11 ) How can you ˹O pagans˺ then dispute with him regarding what he saw? ( Quran 53:12 ) And he certainly saw that ˹angel descend˺ a second time ( Quran 53:13 ) at the Lote Tree of the most extreme limit ˹in the seventh heaven˺ ( Quran 53:14 ) near which is the Garden of ˹Eternal˺ Residence ( Quran 53:15 ) while the Lote Tree was overwhelmed with ˹heavenly˺ splendours! ( Quran 53:16 ) The ˹Prophet’s˺ sight never wandered, nor did it overreach. ( Quran 53:17 ) He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs. ( Quran 53:18 ) Now, have you considered ˹the idols of˺ Lât and ’Uzza, ( Quran 53:19 ) and the third one, Manât, as well? ( Quran 53:20 ) Do you ˹prefer to˺ have sons while ˹you attribute˺ to Him daughters? ( Quran 53:21 ) Then this is ˹truly˺ a biased distribution! ( Quran 53:22 ) These ˹idols˺ are mere names that you and your forefathers have made up —a practice Allah has never authorized. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions and whatever ˹their˺ souls desire, although ˹true˺ guidance has already come to them from their Lord. ( Quran 53:23 ) Or should every person ˹simply˺ have whatever ˹intercessors˺ they desire? ( Quran 53:24 ) In fact, to Allah ˹alone˺ belongs this world and the next. ( Quran 53:25 ) ˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺ angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves. ( Quran 53:26 ) Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter label angels as female, ( Quran 53:27 ) although they have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions. And surely assumptions can in no way replace the truth. ( Quran 53:28 ) So turn away ˹O Prophet˺ from whoever has shunned Our Reminder, only seeking the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world. ( Quran 53:29 ) This is the extent of their knowledge. Surely your Lord knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided. ( Quran 53:30 ) To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth so that He may reward the evildoers according to what they did, and reward the good-doers with the finest reward ( Quran 53:31 ) those who avoid major sins and shameful deeds, despite ˹stumbling on˺ minor sins. Surely your Lord is infinite in forgiveness. He knew well what would become of you as He created you from the earth and while you were ˹still˺ fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not ˹falsely˺ elevate yourselves. He knows best who is ˹truly˺ righteous. ( Quran 53:32 ) Have you seen the one who turned away ˹from Islam,˺ ( Quran 53:33 ) and ˹initially˺ paid a little ˹for his salvation˺, and then stopped? ( Quran 53:34 ) Does he have the knowledge of the unseen so that he sees ˹the Hereafter˺? ( Quran 53:35 ) Or has he not been informed of what is in the Scripture of Moses, ( Quran 53:36 ) and ˹that of˺ Abraham, who ˹perfectly˺ fulfilled ˹his covenant˺? ( Quran 53:37 ) ˹They state˺ that no soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another, ( Quran 53:38 ) and that each person will only have what they endeavoured towards, ( Quran 53:39 ) and that ˹the outcome of˺ their endeavours will be seen ˹in their record˺, ( Quran 53:40 ) then they will be fully rewarded, ( Quran 53:41 ) and that to your Lord ˹alone˺ is the ultimate return ˹of all things˺. ( Quran 53:42 ) Moreover, He is the One Who brings about joy and sadness. ( Quran 53:43 ) And He is the One Who gives life and causes death. ( Quran 53:44 ) And He created the pairs—males and females ( Quran 53:45 ) from a sperm-drop when it is emitted. ( Quran 53:46 ) And it is upon Him to bring about re-creation. ( Quran 53:47 ) And He is the One Who enriches and impoverishes. ( Quran 53:48 ) And He alone is the Lord of Sirius. ( Quran 53:49 ) And He destroyed the first ˹people of˺ ’Ȃd, ( Quran 53:50 ) and ˹then˺ Thamûd, sparing no one. ( Quran 53:51 ) And before ˹that He destroyed˺ the people of Noah, who were truly far worse in wrongdoing and transgression. ( Quran 53:52 ) And ˹it was˺ He ˹Who˺ turned the cities ˹of Sodom and Gomorrah˺ upside down. ( Quran 53:53 ) How overwhelming was what covered ˹them˺! ( Quran 53:54 ) Now, which of your Lord’s favours will you dispute? ( Quran 53:55 ) This ˹Prophet˺ is a warner like earlier ones. ( Quran 53:56 ) The approaching ˹Hour˺ has drawn near. ( Quran 53:57 ) None but Allah can disclose it. ( Quran 53:58 ) Do you find this revelation astonishing, ( Quran 53:59 ) laughing ˹at it˺ and not weeping ˹in awe˺, ( Quran 53:60 ) while persisting in heedlessness? ( Quran 53:61 ) Instead, prostrate to Allah and worship ˹Him alone˺! (Sajdah) ( Quran 53:62 ) SHARE THIS: Like