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The opening as it read in 2005

An-Najm (The Star) is the 53rd sura of the Qur'an with 62 ayat.¹ Contains two verses alleged to have been part of an early version of the Qur'an and later expunged, known as the The Satanic Verses . Have you thought of al-Lat and al-'Uzza and Manat the third, the other Satan tempted him to add the following line: These are the exalted Gharaniq, whose intercession is approved. v t e²

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Surat An-Najm ( ) (The Star) is the 53rd sura of the Qur'an with 62 ayat .

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Surat An-Najm ( , "The Star") is the 53rd sura of the Qur'an with 62 ayat . The surah that opens with the oath of the Divine One swearing by every one of the stars, as they descend and disappear beneath the horizon, that Muḥammad is indeed God’s awaited Messenger. It takes its name from Ayat #1, which mentions “the stars” (najm). The surah confirms the divine source of the Prophet’s message and refers to his ascension to heaven during the Night Journey (Ayah#1 ff.). The surah refutes the claims of the disbelievers about the goddesses and the angels (ayah#19 ff.), and lists several truths about God’s power. It closes with a warning of the imminent Day of Judgement .

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53rd chapter of the Quran An-Najm ( , "The Star") is the 53rd chapter ( surah ) of the Quran with 62 verses ( āyāt ). The surah that opens with the oath of the Divine One swearing by every one of the stars, as they descend and disappear beneath the horizon, that Muhammad is indeed God’s awaited Messenger. It takes its name from Ayat #1, which mentions "the stars" ( najm ). The surah confirms the divine source of the Prophet’s message and refers to his ascension to heaven during the Night Journey (Ayah#1 ff.). The surah refutes the claims of the disbelievers about the goddesses and the angels (ayah#19 ff.), and lists several truths about God’s power. It closes with a warning of the imminent Day of Judgement . The surah is distinguished as being the first that required Muslims to prostrate, or perform sajdah , when it is recited, according to Tafsir Ibn Kathir and a number of hadiths . 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.

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53rd chapter of the Quran An-Najm ( , an-najm ; meaning: The Star) is the 53rd chapter ( surah ) of the Quran , with 62 verses ( āyāt ). The surah opens with the oath of the Divine One swearing by every one of the stars, as they descend and disappear beneath the horizon, that Muhammad is indeed God's awaited Messenger. It takes its name from Ayat #1, which mentions "the stars" ( najm ). The surah confirms the divine source of the Prophet's message and refers to his ascension to heaven during the Night Journey (Ayah#1 ff.). The surah refutes the claims of the disbelievers about the goddesses and the angels (ayah#19 ff.), and lists several truths about God's power. It closes with a warning of the imminent Day of Judgement . The surah is distinguished as being the first that required Muslims to prostrate , or perform sajdah , when it is recited, according to Tafsir Ibn Kathir and a number of hadiths . The surah claims that, when it was first narrated by Muhammad in Mecca, all Muslims and non-Muslims who heard the recitation (except one man) prostrated to God upon its completion due to the effect that the words had upon them.

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53rd chapter of the Quran An-Najm ( Arabic : النجم , an-najm ; meaning: The Star) is the 53rd chapter ( surah ) of the Quran , with 62 verses ( āyāt ). The surah opens with the oath of the Divine One swearing by every one of the stars, as they descend and disappear beneath the horizon, that Muhammad is indeed God's awaited Messenger. It takes its name from Ayat #1, which mentions "the stars" ( najm ). The surah confirms the divine source of the Prophet's message and refers to his ascension to heaven during the Night Journey (Ayah#1 ff.). The surah refutes the claims of the disbelievers about the goddesses and the angels (ayah#19 ff.), and lists several truths about God's power. It closes with a warning of the imminent Day of Judgement . Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca , rather than later in Medina . The surah is distinguished as being the first that required Muslims to prostrate , or perform sajdah , when it is recited, according to Tafsir Ibn Kathir and a number of hadiths . The surah claims that, when it was first narrated in Mecca, all Muslims and non-Muslims who heard the recitation (except one man) prostrated to God upon its completion due to the effect that the words had upon them.

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