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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The Star canonical 2

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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 Surah An-Najm
surface form: Surat 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
Muhammad
surface form: the Prophet Muhammad

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

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