Editing An-Najm (section)

{{Short description|53rd chapter of the Quran}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox surah
| number         = 53
| number-3       = 053
| name           = An-Najm
| name-ar        = النجم
| name-en        = The Star
| prev_sura      = Quran 52
| next_sura      = Quran 54
| classification = Meccan
| othernames-ar  = <!-- alternate Arabic names -->
| othernames     = 
| juz            = 27
|Hizb_number     =53
| rukus          = 3
| verses         = 62
| words          = 360
| letters        = 1433
| muqattaat      = <!-- only if applicable -->
| sajdahs        = 1 (verse 62)
| audio          = Chapter 53, An-Najm (Mujawwad) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3
}}
{{Quran}}
'''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|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> ({{langx|ar|النجم}}, {{Transliteration|ar|an-najm}}; {{small|meaning:}} The Star) is the [[List of chapters in the Quran|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 [[Isra and Mi'raj|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 in Islam|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 [[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 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sahih al-Bukhari 1070 - Prostration During Recital of Qur'an - كتاب سجود القرآن - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)|url=https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1070|access-date=2021-11-02|website=sunnah.com}}</ref>