Surah Najm is a profound surah and holds a unique place in Islamic literature due to its historical context. In this article, we will explore the meaning, historical context, and importance of surah Najm.

Surah Najm PDF

Najm means star in English. The surah begins with the opening line taking the oath of the star, a celestial abject, and its significance. The first ayats emphasize the unwavering truth of the Quran and the guidance it provides to humanity.

• Surah Najm In Arabic

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1. وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
2. مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ
3. وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
4. إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ
5. عَلَّمَهُ شَدِيدُ الْقُوَىٰ
6. ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَاسْتَوَىٰ
7. وَهُوَ بِالْأُفُقِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
8. ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ
9. فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
10. فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَىٰ
11. مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰ
12. أَفَتُمَارُونَهُ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ
13. وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ
14. عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَىٰ
15. عِنْدَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوَىٰ
16. إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
17. مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
18. لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرَىٰ
19. أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّىٰ
20. وَمَنَاةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰ
21. أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الْأُنْثَىٰ
22. تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰ
23. إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنْتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ ۚ إِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى الْأَنْفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ مِنْ رَبِّهِمُ الْهُدَىٰ
24. أَمْ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ
25. فَلِلَّهِ الْآخِرَةُ وَالْأُولَىٰ
26. وَكَمْ مِنْ مَلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تُغْنِي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَىٰ
27. إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ الْأُنْثَىٰ
28. وَمَا لَهُمْ بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا
29. فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْ مَنْ تَوَلَّىٰ عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
30. ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ ضَلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اهْتَدَىٰ
31. وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُوا بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا بِالْحُسْنَى
32. الَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَائِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ إِلَّا اللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنْشَأَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنْتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ
33. أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ
34. وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰ
35. أَعِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰ
36. أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ
37. وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّىٰ
38. أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
39. وَأَنْ لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
40. وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ
41. ثُمَّ يُجْزَاهُ الْجَزَاءَ الْأَوْفَىٰ
42. وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الْمُنْتَهَىٰ
43. وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ
44. وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا
45. وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ
46. مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ
47. وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰ
48. وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ
49. وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرَىٰ
50. وَأَنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا الْأُولَىٰ
51. وَثَمُودَ فَمَا أَبْقَىٰ
52. وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ
53. وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ
54. فَغَشَّاهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ
55. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ
56. هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَىٰ
57. أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُ
58. لَيْسَ لَهَا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
59. أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ
60. وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ
61. وَأَنْتُمْ سَامِدُونَ
62. فَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ وَاعْبُدُوا ۩

• Surah Najm In English

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem 

1. Wannajmi izaa hawaa
2. Maa dalla saahibukum wa maa ghawaa
3. Wa maa yyantiqu ‘anilhawaaa
4. In huwa illaa Wahyuny yoohaa
5. ‘Allamahoo shadeedul quwaa
6. Zoo mirratin fastawaa
7. Wa huwa bil ufuqil a’laa
8. Summa danaa fatadalla
9. Fakaana qaaba qawsaini aw adnaa
10. Fa awhaaa ilaa ‘abdihee maaa awhaa
11. Maa kazabal fu’aadu maa ra aa
12. Afatumaaroonahoo ‘alaa maayaraa
13. Wa laqad ra aahu nazlatan ukhraa
14. ‘Inda sidratil muntaha
15. ‘Indahaa jannatul maawaa
16. Iz yaghshas sidrata maa yaghshaa
17. Maa zaaghal basaru wa maa taghaa
18. Laqad ra aa min aayaati Rabbihil kubraaa
19. Afara’aytumul laata wal ‘uzzaa
20. Wa manaatas saalisatal ukhraa
21. A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa
22. Tilka izan qismatun deezaa
23. In hiya illaaa asmaaa’un sammaitumoohaaa antum wa aabaaa’ukum maaa anzalal laahu bihaa min sultaan; inyyattabi’oona illaz zanna wa maa tahwal anfusu wa laqad jaaa’ahum mir Rabbihimul hudaa
24. Am lil insaani maa taman naa
25. Falillaahil aakhiratu wal oolaa
26. Wa kam mim malakin fissamaawaati laa tughnee shafaa’atuhum shai’an illaa mim ba’di anyyaazanal laahu limany yashaaa’u wa yardaa
27. innal lazeena laa yu’minoona bil aakhirati la yusammoonal malaaa’ikata tasmiyatal unsaa
28. Wa maa lahum bihee min ‘ilmin iny yattabi’oona illaz zanna wa innaz zanna laa yughnee minal haqqi shai’aa
29. Fa a’rid ‘am man tawallaa ‘an zikrinaa wa lam yurid illal hayaatad dunyaa
30. Zalika mablaghuhum minal ‘ilm; inna rabbaka huwa a’lamu biman dalla ‘an sabee lihee wa huwa a’lamu bimanih tadaa
31. Wa lillaahi maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi liyajziyal lazeena asaaa’oo bimaa ‘amiloo wa yajziyal lazeena ahsanoo bilhusnaa
32. Allazeena yajtaniboona kabaaa’iral ismi walfawaa hisha illal lamam; inna rabbaka waasi’ul maghfirah; huwa a’lamu bikum iz ansha akum minal ardi wa iz antum ajinnatun fee butooni umma haatikum falaa tuzakkooo anfusakum huwa a’lamu bimanit taqaa
33. Afara’ayatal lazee tawallaa
34. Wa a’taa qaleelanw wa akdaa
35. A’indahoo ‘ilmul ghaibi fahuwa yaraa
36. Am lam yunabbaa bimaa fee suhuhfi Moosa
37. Wa Ibraaheemal lazee waffaaa
38. Allaa taziru waaziratunw wizra ukhraa
39. Wa al laisa lil insaani illaa maa sa’aa
40. Wa anna sa’yahoo sawfa yuraa
41. Summa yujzaahul jazaaa ‘al awfaa
42. Wa anna ilaa rabbikal muntahaa
43. Wa annahoo huwa adhaka wa abkaa
44. Wa annahoo huwa amaata wa ahyaa
45. Wa annahoo khalaqaz zawjainiz zakara wal unsaa
46. Min nutfatin izaa tumnaa
47. Wa anna ‘alaihin nash atal ukhraa
48. Wa annahoo huwa aghnaa wa aqnaa
49. Wa annahoo huwa rabbush shi’raa
50. Wa annahooo ahlak a ‘Aadanil oolaa
51. Wa samooda famaaa abqaa
52. Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaanoo hum azlama wa atghaa
53. Wal mu’tafikata ahwaa
54. Faghashshaahaa maa ghashshaa
55. Fabi ayyi aalaaa’i Rabbika tatamaaraa
56. Haazaa nazeerum minan nuzuril oolaa
57. Azifatil aazifah
58. Laisa lahaa min doonil laahi kaashifah
59. Afamin hazal hadeesi ta’jaboon
60. Wa tadhakoona wa laa tabkoon
61. Wa antum saamidoon
62. Fasjudoo lillaahi wa’budoo (make sajda)

Its Historical Context And Its Revelation

Surah Najm was Meccan surah as it was revealed in Mecca to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in a period of intense persecution of Muslims. The pagan leaders of Mecca tried to stop the message of Islam and this time surah Najm was revealed and it served as a powerful response to their opposition. It was an important moment in the history of reaffirming the Prophet’s mission and the divine origin of the Quran.

The central theme of Surah Najm is the oneness of Allah and the Prophet Muhammad’s role as a messenger. It highlights the divine guidance brought by the Quran and underscores the need for unwavering faith in the face of adversity.

Key Teachings And Lessons

• Monotheism

Surah Najm main and central Islamic belief is that Allah is one. It emphasizes that all worship and ibadat should be directed solely at Allah, and it strongly rejects the polytheistic practices prevalent in Mecca at the time.

• The Quranic Message

The surah focuses on the Quran’s divine origin and its role as a guide for humanity. It calls upon people to reflect on its teachings and recognize its truth.

• The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Surah Najm highlights the importance of Prophet Muhammad as a messenger of Allah to deliver His message. It emphasizes the Prophet’s integrity and the authenticity of his mission.

• Perseverance

The surah was revealed at a time of severe persecution, making it a source of inspiration for Muslims facing challenges. It encourages believers to remain steadfast in their faith and mission, even in the face of adversity.

• Prayer And Prostration

Surah Najm encourages Muslims and believers to bow down in prayer and prostrate before Allah, symbolizing submission and humility in worship.

Relevance In Modern Times

Surah Najm’s teachings remain relevant in contemporary society. Its emphasis on monotheism, the Quranic message, and the example of the Prophet Muhammad continues to guide Muslims in their faith and daily lives. The surah call for perseverance resonates with individuals facing challenges and adversity, reminding them to remain steadfast in their beliefs.

Conclusion

Surah Najm meaning”The Star,” is a surah of profound significance in Islamic theology. Its message of monotheism, the authenticity of the Quran, and the importance of the Prophet Muhammad continue to inspire and guide Muslims worldwide. This surah serves as an important message about the enduring relevance of Quranic teachings in the lives of believers, reminding them to remain steadfast in their faith and devotion to Allah.