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Surah An-Najm (“The Star”) is the 53rd surah of the Quran: a Makkan surah of 62 ayahs.

Background

A Makkan surah. The Prophet ﷺ recited it publicly in Makkah and prostrated at its end, and those present — believers and idolaters — prostrated with him, all but one old man (Bukhari 1067).

Main themes

• He does not speak from his own desire; it is revelation (3–4)
• The vision at the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (13–18)
• Al-Lat, al-‘Uzza and Manat are mere names (19–23)
• Man will have only what he strove for (39)