Chapter 53
Surah An-Najm - سورة النجم
(The Star)

Noble Qur'an Table of Content

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

53:1

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Transliteration

Wannajmi itha hawa

Sahih International

By the star when it descends,

Pickthall

By the Star when it setteth,

Yusuf Ali

By the Star when it goes down,-

53:2

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Transliteration

Ma dalla sahibukum wamaghawa

Sahih International

Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,

Pickthall

Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived;

Yusuf Ali

Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled.

53:3

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Transliteration

Wama yantiqu AAani alhawa

Sahih International

Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.

Pickthall

Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire.

Yusuf Ali

Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.

53:4

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Transliteration

In huwa illa wahyun yooha

Sahih International

It is not but a revelation revealed,

Pickthall

It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired,

Yusuf Ali

It is no less than inspiration sent down to him:

53:5

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Transliteration

AAallamahu shadeedu alquwa

Sahih International

Taught to him by one intense in strength -

Pickthall

Which one of mighty powers hath taught him,

Yusuf Ali

He was taught by one Mighty in Power,

53:6

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Transliteration

Thoo mirratin fastawa

Sahih International

One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form

Pickthall

One vigorous; and he grew clear to view

Yusuf Ali

Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form);

53:7

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Transliteration

Wahuwa bil-ofuqi al-aAAla

Sahih International

While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.

Pickthall

When he was on the uppermost horizon.

Yusuf Ali

While he was in the highest part of the horizon:

53:8

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Transliteration

Thumma dana fatadalla

Sahih International

Then he approached and descended

Pickthall

Then he drew nigh and came down

Yusuf Ali

Then he approached and came closer,

53:9

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Transliteration

Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna

Sahih International

And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.

Pickthall

Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,

Yusuf Ali

And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer;

53:10

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Transliteration

Faawha ila AAabdihi maawha

Sahih International

And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.

Pickthall

And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.

Yusuf Ali

So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.

53:11

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Transliteration

Ma kathaba alfu-adu maraa

Sahih International

The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.

Pickthall

The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.

Yusuf Ali

The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw.

53:12

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Transliteration

Afatumaroonahu AAala mayara

Sahih International

So will you dispute with him over what he saw?

Pickthall

Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth?

Yusuf Ali

Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw?

53:13

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Transliteration

Walaqad raahu nazlatan okhra

Sahih International

And he certainly saw him in another descent

Pickthall

And verily he saw him yet another time

Yusuf Ali

For indeed he saw him at a second descent,

53:14

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Transliteration

AAinda sidrati almuntaha

Sahih International

At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -

Pickthall

By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary,

Yusuf Ali

Near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass:

53:15

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Transliteration

AAindaha jannatu alma/wa

Sahih International

Near it is the Garden of Refuge -

Pickthall

Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode.

Yusuf Ali

Near it is the Garden of Abode.

53:16

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Transliteration

Ith yaghsha assidratama yaghsha

Sahih International

When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].

Pickthall

When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,

Yusuf Ali

Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!)

53:17

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Transliteration

Ma zagha albasaru wamatagha

Sahih International

The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].

Pickthall

The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.

Yusuf Ali

(His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong!

53:18

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Transliteration

Laqad raa min ayatirabbihi alkubra

Sahih International

He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

Pickthall

Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord.

Yusuf Ali

For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!

53:19

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Transliteration

Afaraaytumu allata walAAuzza

Sahih International

So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?

Pickthall

Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza

Yusuf Ali

Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza,

53:20

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Transliteration

Wamanata aththalithataal-okhra

Sahih International

And Manat, the third - the other one?

Pickthall

And Manat, the third, the other?

Yusuf Ali

And another, the third (goddess), Manat?

53:21

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Transliteration

Alakumu aththakaru walahual-ontha

Sahih International

Is the male for you and for Him the female?

Pickthall

Are yours the males and His the females?

Yusuf Ali

What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female?

53:22

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Transliteration

Tilka ithan qismatun deeza

Sahih International

That, then, is an unjust division.

Pickthall

That indeed were an unfair division!

Yusuf Ali

Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair!

53:23

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Transliteration

In hiya illa asmaonsammaytumooha antum waabaokum maanzala Allahu biha min sultanin inyattabiAAoona illa aththanna wamatahwa al-anfusu walaqad jaahum min rabbihimu alhuda

Sahih International

They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance.

Pickthall

They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them.

Yusuf Ali

These are nothing but names which ye have devised,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire!- Even though there has already come to them Guidance from their Lord!

53:24

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Transliteration

Am lil-insani ma tamanna

Sahih International

Or is there for man whatever he wishes?

Pickthall

Or shall man have what he coveteth?

Yusuf Ali

Nay, shall man have (just) anything he hankers after?

53:25

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Transliteration

Falillahi al-akhiratu wal-oola

Sahih International

Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

Pickthall

But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former.

Yusuf Ali

But it is to Allah that the End and the Beginning (of all things) belong.

53:26

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Transliteration

Wakam min malakin fee assamawatila tughnee shafaAAatuhum shay-an illa minbaAAdi an ya/thana Allahu liman yashao wayarda

Sahih International

And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.

Pickthall

And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.

Yusuf Ali

How many-so-ever be the angels in the heavens, their intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him.

53:27

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Transliteration

Inna allatheena la yu/minoonabil-akhirati layusammoona almala-ikatatasmiyata al-ontha

Sahih International

Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,

Pickthall

Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females.

Yusuf Ali

Those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels with female names.

53:28

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Transliteration

Wama lahum bihi min AAilmin inyattabiAAoona illa aththanna wa-innaaththanna la yughnee mina alhaqqishay-a

Sahih International

And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.

Pickthall

And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth.

Yusuf Ali

But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth.

53:29

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Transliteration

FaaAArid AAan man tawalla AAanthikrina walam yurid illa alhayataaddunya

Sahih International

So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.

Pickthall

Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world.

Yusuf Ali

Therefore shun those who turn away from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of this world.

53:30

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Transliteration

Thalika mablaghuhum mina alAAilmiinna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihiwahuwa aAAlamu bimani ihtada

Sahih International

That is their sum of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guided.

Pickthall

Such is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth right.

Yusuf Ali

That is as far as knowledge will reach them. Verily thy Lord knoweth best those who stray from His Path, and He knoweth best those who receive guidance.

53:31

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Transliteration

Walillahi ma fee assamawatiwama fee al-ardi liyajziya allatheena asaoobima AAamiloo wayajziya allatheena ahsanoobilhusna

Sahih International

And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward] -

Pickthall

And unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do good with goodness.

Yusuf Ali

Yea, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: so that He rewards those who do evil, according to their deeds, and He rewards those who do good, with what is best.

53:32

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Transliteration

Allatheena yajtaniboona kaba-iraal-ithmi walfawahisha illa allamama innarabbaka wasiAAu almaghfirati huwa aAAlamu bikum ithanshaakum mina al-ardi wa-ith antum ajinnatun feebutooni ommahatikum fala tuzakkoo anfusakumhuwa aAAlamu bimani ittaqa

Sahih International

Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.

Pickthall

Those who avoid enormities of sin and abominations, save the unwilled offences - (for them) lo! thy Lord is of vast mercy. He is Best Aware of you (from the time) when He created you from the earth, and when ye were hidden in the bellies of your mothers. Therefor ascribe not purity unto yourselves. He is Best Aware of him who wardeth off (evil).

Yusuf Ali

Those who avoid great sins and shameful deeds, only (falling into) small faults,- verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness. He knows you well when He brings you out of the earth, And when ye are hidden in your mothers' wombs. Therefore justify not yourselves: He knows best who it is that guards against evil.

53:33

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Transliteration

Afaraayta allathee tawalla

Sahih International

Have you seen the one who turned away

Pickthall

Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away,

Yusuf Ali

Seest thou one who turns back,

53:34

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Transliteration

WaaAAta qaleelan waakda

Sahih International

And gave a little and [then] refrained?

Pickthall

And gave a little, then was grudging?

Yusuf Ali

Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)?

53:35

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Transliteration

aAAindahu AAilmu alghaybi fahuwa yara

Sahih International

Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?

Pickthall

Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth?

Yusuf Ali

What! Has he knowledge of the Unseen so that he can see?

53:36

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Transliteration

Am lam yunabba/ bima fee suhufimoosa

Sahih International

Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses

Pickthall

Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses

Yusuf Ali

Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses-

53:37

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Transliteration

Wa-ibraheema allathee waffa

Sahih International

And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -

Pickthall

And Abraham who paid his debt:

Yusuf Ali

And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements?-

53:38

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Transliteration

Alla taziru waziratun wizraokhra

Sahih International

That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another

Pickthall

That no laden one shall bear another's load,

Yusuf Ali

Namely, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another;

53:39

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Transliteration

Waan laysa lil-insani illa masaAAa

Sahih International

And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives

Pickthall

And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,

Yusuf Ali

That man can have nothing but what he strives for;

53:40

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Transliteration

Waanna saAAyahu sawfa yura

Sahih International

And that his effort is going to be seen -

Pickthall

And that his effort will be seen.

Yusuf Ali

That (the fruit of) his striving will soon come in sight:

53:41

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Transliteration

Thumma yujzahu aljazaa al-awfa

Sahih International

Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense

Pickthall

And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment;

Yusuf Ali

Then will he be rewarded with a reward complete;

53:42

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Transliteration

Waanna ila rabbika almuntaha

Sahih International

And that to your Lord is the finality

Pickthall

And that thy Lord, He is the goal;

Yusuf Ali

That to thy Lord is the final Goal;

53:43

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Transliteration

Waannahu huwa adhaka waabka

Sahih International

And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep

Pickthall

And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep,

Yusuf Ali

That it is He Who granteth Laughter and Tears;

53:44

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Transliteration

Waannahu huwa amata waahya

Sahih International

And that it is He who causes death and gives life

Pickthall

And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;

Yusuf Ali

That it is He Who granteth Death and Life;

53:45

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Transliteration

Waannahu khalaqa azzawjayni aththakarawal-ontha

Sahih International

And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -

Pickthall

And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female,

Yusuf Ali

That He did create in pairs,- male and female,

53:46

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Transliteration

Min nutfatin itha tumna

Sahih International

From a sperm-drop when it is emitted

Pickthall

From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth;

Yusuf Ali

From a seed when lodged (in its place);

53:47

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Transliteration

Waanna AAalayhi annash-ata al-okhra

Sahih International

And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation

Pickthall

And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth;

Yusuf Ali

That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of the Dead);

53:48

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Transliteration

Waannahu huwa aghna waaqna

Sahih International

And that it is He who enriches and suffices

Pickthall

And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;

Yusuf Ali

That it is He Who giveth wealth and satisfaction;

53:49

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Transliteration

Waannahu huwa rabbu ashshiAAra

Sahih International

And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius

Pickthall

And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;

Yusuf Ali

That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star);

53:50

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Transliteration

Waannahu ahlaka AAadan al-oola

Sahih International

And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad

Pickthall

And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad,

Yusuf Ali

And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people),

53:51

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Transliteration

Wathamooda fama abqa

Sahih International

And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -

Pickthall

And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not;

Yusuf Ali

And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life.

53:52

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Transliteration

Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoohum athlama waatgha

Sahih International

And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.

Pickthall

And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious;

Yusuf Ali

And before them, the people of Noah, for that they were (all) most unjust and most insolent transgressors,

53:53

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Transliteration

Walmu/tafikata ahwa

Sahih International

And the overturned towns He hurled down

Pickthall

And Al-Mu'tafikah He destroyed

Yusuf Ali

And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah).

53:54

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Transliteration

Faghashshaha ma ghashsha

Sahih International

And covered them by that which He covered.

Pickthall

So that there covered them that which did cover.

Yusuf Ali

So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up.

53:55

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Transliteration

Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbika tatamara

Sahih International

Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?

Pickthall

Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute?

Yusuf Ali

Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,) wilt thou dispute about?

53:56

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Transliteration

Hatha natheerun mina annuthurial-oola

Sahih International

This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.

Pickthall

This is a warner of the warners of old.

Yusuf Ali

This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old!

53:57

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Transliteration

Azifati al-azifat

Sahih International

The Approaching Day has approached.

Pickthall

The threatened Hour is nigh.

Yusuf Ali

The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh:

53:58

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Transliteration

Laysa laha min dooni Allahi kashifat

Sahih International

Of it, [from those] besides Allah , there is no remover.

Pickthall

None beside Allah can disclose it.

Yusuf Ali

No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare.

53:59

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Transliteration

Afamin hatha alhadeethitaAAjaboon

Sahih International

Then at this statement do you wonder?

Pickthall

Marvel ye then at this statement,

Yusuf Ali

Do ye then wonder at this recital?

53:60

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Transliteration

Watadhakoona wala tabkoon

Sahih International

And you laugh and do not weep

Pickthall

And laugh and not weep,

Yusuf Ali

And will ye laugh and not weep,-

53:61

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Transliteration

Waantum samidoon

Sahih International

While you are proudly sporting?

Pickthall

While ye amuse yourselves?

Yusuf Ali

Wasting your time in vanities?

53:62

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Transliteration

Fasjudoo lillahi waAAbudoo

Sahih International

So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].

Pickthall

Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.

Yusuf Ali

But fall ye down in prostration to Allah, and adore (Him)!

Al-Qur'an 2:28

"How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned."

Al-Qur'an 3:102

"O ye who believe! Heed Allah as He deserves to be heeded, and die not except in a state of Islam [in submission to Him]."

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

"And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record. And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do."

Al-Qur'an 7:172

"And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware.""

Al-Qur'an 10:31

"Say, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who arranges [every] matter?" They will say, " Allah ," so say, "Then will you not fear Him?" "

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

"Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and then repeats it?" Say, " Allah begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?" Say: "Of your 'partners' is there any that can give any guidance towards truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who gives guidance towards truth, is then He Who gives guidance to truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how do you judge?" And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do."

Al-Qur'an 10:45

"And on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided"

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

“And man says, ‘When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?’ Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?”

Al-Qur'an 40:57

“The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.”

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

"It is He who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot; then He brings you out as a child; then [He develops you] that you reach your [time of] maturity, then [further] that you become elders. And among you is he who is taken in death before [that], so that you reach a specified term; and perhaps you will use reason. He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is."

Al-Qur'an 41:39

“And among His Signs, that you see the earth barren, but when We send down water (rain) to it, it is stirred to life and growth (of vegetations). Verily, He Who gives it life, surely is Able to give life to the dead (on the Day of Resurrection). Indeed He is Able to do all things.”

Al-Qur'an 44:38

“And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play."

Al-Qur'an 51:56

"And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me."

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

"Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain. Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?"

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

"O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous, Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?"

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

"Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

(Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93, Number 479)

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Chapter 53
Surah An-Najm - سورة النجم
(The Star)

Al-Qur'an 2:28

Al-Qur'an 3:102

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

Al-Qur'an 7:172

Al-Qur'an 10:31

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

Al-Qur'an 10:45

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

Al-Qur'an 40:57

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

Al-Qur'an 41:39

Al-Qur'an 44:38

Al-Qur'an 51:56

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

Invitation to Islam

Noble Qur'an

Tawhid

Miscellaneous Topics

Muslims' Belief

Noble Qur’an, & Other Scriptures

Tazkiyah

Miscellaneous Topics

Prophet Jesus (PBUH)

Qur'an Translations & Downloads

The Muslim Character

Miscellaneous Topics

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Qur'an Translations & Downloads

Sociology

Miscellaneous Topics

Chapter 53 Surah An-Najm - سورة النجم (The Star)

Al-Qur'an 2:28

Al-Qur'an 3:102

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

Al-Qur'an 7:172

Al-Qur'an 10:31

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

Al-Qur'an 10:45

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

Al-Qur'an 40:57

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

Al-Qur'an 41:39

Al-Qur'an 44:38

Al-Qur'an 51:56

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

Chapter 53
Surah An-Najm - سورة النجم
(The Star)