Name: Surah Al-Najm
Meaning: The Star
Recited By: Ahmed Al Nufais
Surah Al-Najm was revealed in Makkah consists in 62 Ayat 3 Raku and 53rd Chapter of Holy Quran(27th Para).
We mention some famous incidents related to Surah Al-Najm
1. Narrated to Hazrat Abdullah bin Masud that:
The Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad(PBUH) recited Suratan-Najm at Makkah and prostrated while reciting it and
those who were with him did the same except an old man who took a handful of small stones or earth and
lifted it to his forehead and said, “This is sufficient for me.” Later on, I saw him killed as a
non-believer.
(Sahih al-Bukhari: 1067)
2. Narrated to Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA):
In the year of the Conquest of Makkah, the tribe of Khuzaa killed a man from the tribe of Bani Lais in
revenge for a killed person belonging to them. They informed the Prophet (PBUH) about it. So he rode his
Rahila (she-camel for riding) and addressed the people saying, “Allah held back the killing from Mecca. (The
sub-narrator is in doubt whether the Prophet (PBUH) said “elephant or killing,” as the Arabic words standing
for these words have great similarity in shape), but He (Allah) let His Apostle and the believers over power
the infidels of Mecca. Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary) Verily! Fighting in Mecca was not permitted for anyone
before me, nor will it be permitted for anyone after me. It (war) was made legal for me for a few hours or
so on that day. No doubt it is at this moment a sanctuary. It is not allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or
its trees or pick up its Luqat (fallen things) except by a person who will look for its owner (announce it
publicly). And if somebody is killed, then his closest relative has the right to choose one of the two- the
blood money (diya) or retaliation for having the killer killed. In the meantime, a man from Yemen came and
said, “O Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)! Get that written for me.” The Prophet (PBUH) ordered his companions to
write that for him. Then a man from Quraish said, “Except Al-Idhkhir (a type of grass that has good smell) O
Allah’s Messenger (PBUH), as we use it in our houses and graves.” The Prophet (PBUH) said, “Except
Al-Idhkhir. Al-Idhkhir is allowed to be plucked.
(Sahih al-Bukhari: 112)
3. Narrated to Hazrat Abu Huraira(RA):
Allah’s Messenger Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) said, “Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down
on the nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: “Is there anyone to invoke Me,
so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me so that I may grant him his request? Is there
anyone seeking My forgiveness so that I may forgive him?
(Sahih al-Bukhari: 1145)
4. Hazrat Qatada reported that he heard Abu al-Aliya saying that the cousin of your Prophet Muhammad (PBUH),
Hazrat Ibn e Abbas, told him:
The Messenger of Allah Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), while narrating his night journey, observed: Musa (peace be
upon him) was a man of high stature as if he was of the people of the Shanua (tribe), and Jesus was a
well-built person having curly hair. He also mentioned Malik, the guardian of Hell, and Dajjal.
(Sahih al-Bukhari: 6228)
In Makkah, the Quraish said that Muhammad (PBUH) made Quran on his own. By neglecting these Quraish words, Allah revealed this Surah. In this Surah, Allah explained that Muhammad received the Quran from the Angel Hazrat Gabriel. Description of the angelic visions vouchsafed to Muhammad