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'''An-Najm'''<ref name = "Quran 4 U">{{cite web|url=http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/053%20Najam.htm |title=Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Najm |work=Quran 4 U|author= Ibn Kathir (d.1373)|author-link= Ibn Kathir|
The surah is distinguished as being the first that required Muslims to [[prostration in Islam|prostrate]], or perform ''sajdah'', when it is recited, according to [[Tafsir]] [[Ibn Kathir]] and a number of [[hadith]]s. The surah claims that, when it was first narrated
▲The surah is distinguished as being the first that required Muslims to [[prostration in Islam|prostrate]], or perform ''sajdah'', when it is recited, according to [[Tafsir]] [[Ibn Kathir]] and a number of [[hadith]]s. The surah claims that, when it was first narrated by Muhammad in Mecca, all Muslims and non-Muslims who heard the recitation prostrated to God upon its completion due to the effect that the words had upon them.{{Citation needed |date=February 2020}}
==Summary==
*'''[https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/53/1/ 1]-5''' Oath that Muhammad received the Quran from the [[Angel Gabriel in Islam|Angel Gabriel]]
*'''6-18''' Description of the angelic visions vouchsafed to Muhammad
*'''[[Satanic Verses|19-20]] 21-23''' The revelation concerning [[Al Lát]], [[Al Uzzah]], and [[Manáh]] etc.
*'''24-31''' The vanity of trusting to the [[intercession in Islam|intercession]] of [[female deities in Islam|female deities]]
*'''32-33''' God almighty and [[omniscient in Islam|omniscient]]
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== Exegesis ==
===1-18 legitimacy of Muhammad’s prophetic vision===
[[File:Surat An-Najm.jpg|left|thumb|The last line of An-Najm: "So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him]."]]
The first eighteen verses of this surah are considered to be some of the earliest revelations of the [[Quran]]. These verses address the legitimacy of
===49 Surah===
The surah is also known for referencing the star [[Sirius]] in verse 49, where it is given the name {{lang|ar|الشِّعْرَى}} (transliteration: ''aš-ši‘rā'' or ''ash-shira''; the leader).<ref name="Staff2007">{{cite web | author=Staff | date=2007 | url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9067991/Sirius | title=Sirius | publisher=Britannica Online Encyclopedia |
[[Ibn Kathir]] (d.1373) said in his commentary "that it is the bright star, named Mirzam Al-Jawza' (Sirius), which a group of Arabs used to worship."<ref name = "Quran 4 U"/>{{rp|53:49}} The alternate (to Sirius) ''Aschere'', used by [[Johann Bayer]], is derived from this.<ref name="Allen1899">{{cite book | first=Richard Allen | last=Hinckley | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5xQuAAAAIAAJ | title=Star-names and Their Meanings | publisher=G. E. Stechert | location=New York | date=1899 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5xQuAAAAIAAJ/page/n139 117]–25}}</ref>
▲The surah is also known for referencing the star [[Sirius]] in verse 49 where it is given the name {{lang|ar|الشِّعْرَى}} (transliteration: ''aš-ši‘rā'' or ''ash-shira''; the leader).<ref name="Staff2007">{{cite web | author=Staff | date=2007 | url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9067991/Sirius | title=Sirius | publisher=Britannica Online Encyclopedia | accessdate=10 September 2007}}</ref> The verse is: "{{lang|ar|وأنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرَى}}", "That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star)." (53:49)<ref name="Quran">{{cite web|title=An-Najm (The Star), Surah 53 |date=2007 |work=Translations of the Qur'an |url=http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/quran/053.qmt.html |publisher=University of Southern California, Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement |accessdate=2009-08-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424083652/http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/quran/053.qmt.html |archivedate=2009-04-24 }}</ref> [[Ibn Kathir]] (d.1373) said in his commentary "that it is the bright star, named Mirzam Al-Jawza' (Sirius), which a group of Arabs used to worship."<ref name = "Quran 4 U"/>{{rp|53:49}} The alternate (to Sirius) ''Aschere'', used by [[Johann Bayer]], is derived from this.<ref name="Allen1899">{{cite book | first=Richard Allen | last=Hinckley | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5xQuAAAAIAAJ | title=Star-names and Their Meanings | publisher=G. E. Stechert | location=New York | date=1899 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5xQuAAAAIAAJ/page/n139 117]–25}}</ref>
==References==
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