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The English Quran

Translated by Malik, and Explained by Amina Elahi

 
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Now Playing # (53) The Star (An-Najm)

(62 Verses)
# 53 The Star (An-Najm) Explanation of # 53 The Star (An-Najm)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful

SECTION: 1
By the star when it sets,[1] your companion (Muhammad) is neither astray, nor misguided,[2] nor does he speak out of his own desire.[3] This Qur’an is but an inspired revelation.[4] He is being taught by one who is mighty powerful (angel Gabriel);[5] the one free from defects who became stable in the view.[6] He stood poised at the uppermost horizon,[7] then he drew near, coming closer[8] within the length of two bows or even closer,[9] and revealed to Allah's servant (Muhammad) that what he was supposed to reveal.[10] His (Muhammad’s) own heart did not deny that which he saw.[11] How can you, O unbelievers then, question what he saw?[12] And he (Muhammad) saw him once again[13] near Sidra-tul-Muntaha (the Lote-tree at the farthest end of the seven heavens, beyond which none can pass).[14] Near it is Janna-tul-M’awa (the rest-house of paradise).[15] When that Lote-tree was covered with what covered it,[16] his eyes did not turn aside nor did they exceed the limit:[17] and he did indeed see some of his Rabb’s greatest signs.[18]

53:[1-18]



Scene of the first revelation, brought by Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad



Allah gave him a tour of heavens, paradise and other great signs

Have you ever seen Lăt and Uzza[19] and another, the third Manăt (names of Arabian idols, claimed by the pagans of Makkah to be the daughters of Allah)?[20] Are you to have sons, and He the daughters?[21] This indeed is an unfair division![22] These (Lăt, Uzza and Manăt) are nothing but names which you and your forefathers have invented, for Allah has vested no authority in them. The unbelievers follow nothing but mere conjecture and the whims of their own souls, even though right guidance has already come to them from their Rabb.[23] Or should man have whatever he wishes?[24] Nay! To Allah belongs the hereafter and this present life.[25]

53:[19-25]

Lăt, Uzza and Manăt (goddesses of Arabs) are nothing but names invented by pagan Arabs

SECTION: 2
How many are the angels in the heavens; yet their intercession can avail none unless Allah gives them permission in favor of whom He wants and is pleased with.[26] Those who do not believe in the hereafter give the angels the female names of goddesses.[27] But they have no knowledge of it. They follow mere conjecture; and surely conjecture does not avail against the truth at all.[28] Therefore, neglect those who ignore Our warnings and seek only the life of this world.[29] This is the sum of their knowledge. Surely your Rabb knows who have strayed from His path, and who are rightly guided.[30] To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth, so that He may requite the evildoers according to their deeds, and richly reward those who do good deeds.[31] To those who avoid the major sins and shameful deeds and are guilty of only small offense, surely for them your Rabb will have abundant forgiveness. He knew you well when He created you from earth and when you were just embryos in your mother’s wombs, therefore, do not claim piety for yourselves. He knows best who is really Godfearing pious.[32]

53:[26-32]


Angels have no share in divinity, nor they can intercede without permission.


Do not claim piety for yourselves, Allah knows who is Godfearing and pious

SECTION: 3
Have you seen the one who (Walďd bin Mughďrah, who was willing to embrace Islam, but upon someone’s promise to take the responsibility of getting the punishment on his behalf in lieu of certain amount of money, he) turned away.[33] He gave a little from the promised amount then stopped.[34] Does he possess the knowledge of the unseen that he could see reality?[35] Or has he not been notified about what was in the scrolls of Musa (Moses)[36] and of Ibrăhďm (Abraham) who always kept his word:[37] “That no soul shall bear the burden of another,[38] that there shall be nothing for a man except what he strives for,[39] that his striving shall be scrutinized,[40] that he shall be fully rewarded for it,[41] that to your Rabb is the final goal,[42] that it is He Who grants laughter and tears,[43] that it is He Who ordains death and life,[44] that it is He Who has created in pairs, the male and the female,[45] from a drop of ejaculated semen,[46] that it rests upon Him to grant the second life (the life of hereafter),[47] that it is He Who gives wealth and property,[48] that He is even the Rabb of the Sirius (dog star whom the pagans used to worship),[49] and that it is He Who destroyed the people of ‘Ad,[50] then the people of Thamüd, sparing no one,[51] and before them the people of Nüh (Noah), who were the most unjust and rebellious.[52] And also destroyed the Mu’tafikah (Overthrown Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah),[53] who were smitten by the scourge that smote them."[54] Then which of your Rabb’s blessings would you doubt?[55] This Warner (Muhammad) is just like the earlier warners.[56] The ever approaching (the Day of Judgment) is drawing near;[57] none but Allah can disclose it.[58] Do you then wonder at this revelation,[59] and laugh instead of weeping?[60] Rather you are wasting your time,[61] prostrate yourselves before Allah and worship Him while you can![62]

53:[33-62]




No soul shall bear the burden of another; there shall be nothing for a person except what he strived for

Major Issues, Divine Law and Guidance:

* Scene of the First Revelation, brought by angel Gabriel to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
* Allah gave Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) a tour of the heavens, paradise and other great signs.
* Lăt, Uzza and Manăt (goddesses of Arabs) are nothing but names invented by pagan Arabs.
* Angels have no share in divinity, nor can they even intercede without the permission of Allah.
* Do not claim piety for yourselves, Allah knows who is Godfearing and pious.
* No soul shall bear the burden of another, there shall be nothing for a person except what he strived for.

The theme of the discourse is to warn the disbelievers of Makkah about the error of their attitude that they had adopted towards the Qur’an and the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The discourse starts by saying: “Muhammad is neither deluded nor gone astray, as you are telling others in your propaganda against him, nor has he fabricated this teaching of Islam and its message, as you seem to think he has. In fact, whatever he is presenting is nothing but Revelation which is sent down to him. The verities that he presents before you, are not the product of his own surmise and speculation but realities of which he himself is an eye witness. He has himself seen the Angel through whom this knowledge is conveyed to him. He has been directly made to observe the great Signs of Allah during his trip of M'irăj; whatever he says is not what he has himself thought out but what he has seen with his own eyes." After this, following three convincing arguments are presented:

  1. The religion that you are following is based on mere conjecture and in- vented ideas. You have set up a few goddesses like Lăt and Manăt and Uzza, whereas they have no share in divinity. You regard the angels as the daughters of Allah. You think that these deities of yours can influence Allah in your favor, whereas the fact is that all the angels together, who are stationed closest to Allah, cannot influence Him even in their own favor. None of the beliefs that you have adopted is based on knowledge and reason, but are wishes and desires for the sake of which you have taken some whims as realities. This is a grave error.
  2. The final judgement will not depend on what you consider yourself to be, and on the claims you make about your purity and chastity but on whether you are pious or impious, righteous or unrighteous in the sight of Allah. If you refrain from major sins, He in His mercy will overlook your minor errors.
  3. A few basic principles of the true faith are reiterated which were stated in the Books of the Prophets Abraham and Moses, so that there remains no misunderstanding that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has brought some new and novel religion. These are the same fundamental truths which the former Prophets of Allah have always been presenting in their respective ages. It is made clear that the destruction of the ‘Ad, the Thamüd and of the people of the Prophets Nüh (Noah) and Lüt (Lot) was not the result of accidental calamities, but Allah has destroyed them in consequence of the same wick- edness and rebellion from which the disbelievers of Makkah are not inclined to refrain and desist.

This was such an impressive discourse, that even the most hardened deniers of the truth were completely overwhelmed, and when after reciting these verses of Divine Word the Prophet of Allah (pbuh) fell down in prostration, they too could not help falling down in prostration along with him.

No Chapter (Surah)
1 The Opening (Al-Fatiha)
2 The Cow (Al-Baqrah)
3 The Family of Imran (Aal-Imran)
4 The Women (An-Nisah)
5 The Table (Al-Maeda)
6 The Cattle (Al-An'aam)
7 The Heights (Al-A'raf)
8 The Spoils of War (Al-Anfal)
9 The Repentance(At-Tawba)
10 Jonah (Yunus)
11 The Prophet Hud (Hud)
12 Joseph (Yusuf)
13 The Thunder (Al-Ra'd)
14 Abraham (Imbrahim)
15 The Rocky Tract(Al-Hijr)
16 The Bees (An-Nahl)
17 The Night Journey (Al-Isra)
18 The Cave (Al-Kahf)
19 Mary (Maryam)
20 Ta-Ha (Ta-Ha)
21 The Prophets (Al-Anbiya)
22 The Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj)
23 The Believers (Al-Muminun)
24 The Light (An-Nour)
25 The Criterion (Al-Furqan)
26 The Poets (Ash-Shu'ara)
27 The Ants (An-Naml)
28 The Narration (Al-Qasas)
29 The Spider (Al-Ankaboot)
30 The Romans (Al-Rum)
31 Luqman (Luqman)
32 The Prostration (As-Sajda)
33 The Confederates (Al-Ahzab)
34 Sheba (Saba)
35 The Originator of Creation (Fatir)
36 Ya-Seen (Ya Seen)
37 The Rangers (As-Saffat)
38 The Letter Sad (Sad)
39 The Groups (Az-Zumar)
40 The Forgiver (Ghafir)
41 Explained in Detail (Fussilat)
42 The Consultation (Ash-Shura)
43 Ornaments of Gold (Az-Zukruf)
44 The Smoke (Ad-Dukhan)
45 The Kneeling (Al-Jathiya)
46 The Curved Sand hills (Al-Ahqaf)
47 Muhammad
48 The Victory (Al-Fath)
49 The Dwellings (Al-Hujurat)
50 The Letter Qaf (Qaf)
51 The Winds that Scatter (Az-Zariyat)
52 The Mount (At-Tur)
53 The Star (An-Najm)
54 The Moon (Al-Qamar)
55 The Most Beneficent (Ar-Rahman)
56 The Event (Al-Waqi'a)
57 The Iron (Al-Hadid)
58 She That Dispute (Al-Mujidala)
59 The Gathering (Al-Hashr)
60 The Examined One (Al-Mumtahina)
61 The Row (As-Saff)
62 Friday (Al-Jumu'ah)
63 The Hypocrites (Al-Munafiqoon)
64 Loss and Gain (At-Taghabun)
65 The Divorce (At-Talaq)
66 Prohibition (At-Tahreem)
67 Dominion (Al-Mulk)
68 The Pen (Al-Qalam)
69 The Reality (Al-Haaqqa)
70 The Ways of Ascent (Al-Ma'arij)
71 Noah (Nuh)
72 The Jinn (Al-Jinn)
73 The Enshrouded One (Al-Muzzammil)
74 The Cloaked One (Al-Muddathir)
75 The-Resurrection (Al-Qiyamah)
76 Man (Al-Insan)
77 Those Sent Forth (Al-Mursalat)
78 The News (An-Naba)
79 Those Who Pull Out (An-Naziat)
80 He frowned (Abasa)
81 The Folding Up (At-Takwir)
82 The Cleaving (Al-Infitar)
83 Those Who Deal in Fraud (Al-Mutaffifin)
84 The Splitting Asunder (Al-Inshiqaq)
85 The Mansions of the Stars (Al-Burooj)
86 The Night Comer (At-Tariq)
87 The Most High (Al-A'la)
88 The Overwhelming (Al-Ghashiya)
89 The Dawn (Al-Fajr)
90 The City (Al-Balad)
91 The Sun (Ash-Shams)
92 The Night (Al-Layl)
93 The Morning Hours (Ad-Dhuha)
94 Relief  (Al-Inshirah)
95 The Figs (At-Teen)
96 The Clot (Al-Alaq)
97 The Night of Decree (Al-Qadr)
98 The Clear Proof (Al-Bayyina)
99 The Earthquake (Az-Zalzala)
100 The Courser (Al-Adiyat)
101 The Calamity (Al-Qariah)
102 Rivalry in world increase (At-Takathur)
103 The Declining Day (Al-Asr)
104 The Slanderer (Al-Humaza)
105 The Elephant (Al-Feel)
106 Quraish ( Quraish)
107 Small Kindnesses (Al-Maun)
108 Abundance (Al-Kawthar)
109 The Disbelievers (Al-Kafiroon)
110 Divine- Support (An-Nasr)
111 The Flame (Al-Masadd)
112 Sincerity (Al-Ikhlas)
113 The Daybreak (Al-Falaq)
114 The Mankind (An-Nas)

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