![Photo: Surah Al Najm ( The Star) Part 2
Chapter 53:1-18
Bismillah Ar Rahmaan Ar Raheem
"By the Star when it goes down- your Companion is neither astray nor being misled,nor does he say (aught)of (his own)Desire. It is no less than inspiration sent down to him: He was taught by one Mighty in Power, Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (In stately form) while he was in the highest part of the horizon: Then he approached and came closer, and was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even)nearer: So did (ALLAH) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant )to convey. The (Prophet's ) (mind and )heart in no way falsified that which he saw . Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw? For indeed he saw him at a second descent, near the Lote -tree beyind which none may pass : near it is the Garden of Abode . Behold the Lote - tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable! ) (His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong! For truly did he see, of the signs of his Lord, The Greatest! "
[Surah Al Najm 53: 1-18]
Najm is interpreted in various ways. As most commonly accepted, it means either a Star generically or the close cluster of seven stars known as the Pleiades in the Constellation Taurus, which the sun enters about the 21st of April every year . In mid-April, or a little later, the beautiful cluster would set just after the sun, after having gradually ascended the sky in the winter months. In late May, or a little later, it would rise just before the sun. In its western aspects, it might be considered a spring constellation. To open-air nations (including the Arabs) whose climate usually presents starry skies, this is an object of great interest, and many folklore tales gather round it . When so glorious a cluster is content to bow down in the horizon and merge its light in the greater light created by ALLAH (Subhana WaTa' la ), It becomes a symbol of humility in beauty and power before the Most High, Whose revelation discloses the summit of beauty, power and wisdom.
"Your Companion" is the Holy Prophet Muhammad, who had lived among the Quraysh all his life. He is defended from three kinds of charges that the Unbelievers brought against him: (1) that he was going astray, either through defect of intelligence or through carelessness; (2) that he was being misled or deceived by evil spirits; and (3) that he spoke out of a whim or impulse, or from a selfish desire to impress his own personality. None of these charges were true. On the contrary he had direct inspiration form ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta' la).
"He was taught by one Mighty in Power, endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form ) while he was in the highest part of the horizon. Surah Al Najm 53:5-7 "
This is referred by the Commentators to the Angel Gabriel, through whom the inspiration came. See also 81:20-23.
Gabriel appeared in stately form, perhaps towering above the Mountain of Light .
"Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne, with authority there, (and)faithful to his trust. And (O people)! Your Companion is not One possessed; and without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon. "
[Surah Al Takwir 81:20-23]
Not only was the bringer of the Revelation, Angel Gabriel, an honourable Messenger, incapable of deceit, but he had, in the angelic kingdom, rank and authority before ALLAH's Throne, and he could convey an authoritative divine Message. He was, like the Holy Prophet, faithful to his trust: and therefore there could be no question of the Message being delivered in any other way than exactly according to the divine Will and Purpose. These epithets could apply to the Prophet himself, but in view of verse 23 , It is best to understand them of Gabriel.
After describing the credentials of the Archangel Gabriel, the Text now appeals to the people to consider their own "Companion", the Prophet, who had been born among them and had lived with them, and was known to be an honourable, truthful and trustworthy man. If Gabriel(AllahiSalam) was the one who brought the Message to him, then there was no question of demoniacal possession. And the Prophet had seen him in his inspired vision " in the clear horizon".
"So did (ALLAH) convey the inspiration to His Servant- ( Conveyed) what He (meant ) to convey. The (Prophet's) (mind and )heart in no way falsified that which he saw."
[Surah Al Najm 53:10-11 ]
Gabriel (AllahiSalam) would be just a messenger, to do no more than convey ALLAH's Message to ALLAH' s Messenger. "Heart" in Arabic includes the faculty of intelligence as well as the faculty of feeling. The impression conveyed was pure truth; there was no illusion in it.
"For indeed he saw him at a second descent, near the Lote tree beyind which none may pass: near it is the Garden of Abode"
The first occasion when Gabriel (AllahiSalam) appeared in visible form was at the Mountain of Light, when he brought his first revelation beginning with IQRA. The second was at the Prophet' s Miraj or Ascension. See Introduction Surah 17. These were the only two occasions when Gabriel appearing in visible form .
For the Lote- tree in it's literal meaning. The wild Lote is thorny, under cultivation it yields good fruit and shade and is symbolic of heavenly bliss, as here and in Surah 56:28 .
The ' Garden of Abode' (Jannah al Ma'wa ) lies close to the Lote-tree and, in the opinion of some authorities,is so called because the souls of believers will find their abode therein.
"(They will be ) among Lote trees without thorns" Surah 56:28
"But they turned away (from ALLAH), and We sent against them the flood (released) from the Dams, and We converted their two Gardens (rows) into "gardens" producing bitter fruit, and tamarisks, and some few (stunted) Lote trees.'
[Surah Saba 34:16]
The flourishing "Garden of Arabia" was converted into a waste . The luscious fruit trees became wild, or gave place as wild plants with bitter fruit. The feathery leaved tamarisks, which is only good for twigs and wattle-work, replaced the fragrant plants and flowers. Wild and stunted kinds of thorny bushes, like the wild Lote-tree, which were good for neither fruit nor shade, grew in place of the pomegranates, the date palms and the grapevines. The Lote-tree belongs to the family Rhamnaceae, Zizyphus Spina Christi, of which (it is supposed) Christ's crown of thorns was made, allied to the Zizyphus Jujuba or ber tree of India. Wild, it is shrubby, thorny and useless. In cultivation it bears good fruit, and some shade and can be thornless thus becoming a Symbol of Heavenly Bliss (Surah 56:28).
Subhana ALLAH!
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Surah Al Najm ( The Star) Part 2
Chapter 53:1-18
Bismillah Ar Rahmaan Ar Raheem
"By the Star when it goes down- your Companion is neither astray nor being misled,nor does he say (aught)of (his own)Desire. It is no less than inspiration sent down to him: He was taught by one Mighty in Power, Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (In stately form) while he was in the highest part of the horizon: Then he approached and came closer, and was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even)nearer: So did (ALLAH) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant )to convey. The (Prophet's ) (mind and )heart in no way falsified that which he saw . Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw? For indeed he saw him at a second descent, near the Lote -tree beyind which none may pass : near it is the Garden of Abode . Behold the Lote - tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable! ) (His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong! For truly did he see, of the signs of his Lord, The Greatest! "
[Surah Al Najm 53: 1-18]
Najm is interpreted in various ways. As most commonly accepted, it means either a Star generically or the close cluster of seven stars known as the Pleiades in the Constellation Taurus, which the sun enters about the 21st of April every year . In mid-April, or a little later, the beautiful cluster would set just after the sun, after having gradually ascended the sky in the winter months. In late May, or a little later, it would rise just before the sun. In its western aspects, it might be considered a spring constellation. To open-air nations (including the Arabs) whose climate usually presents starry skies, this is an object of great interest, and many folklore tales gather round it . When so glorious a cluster is content to bow down in the horizon and merge its light in the greater light created by ALLAH (Subhana WaTa' la ), It becomes a symbol of humility in beauty and power before the Most High, Whose revelation discloses the summit of beauty, power and wisdom.
"Your Companion" is the Holy Prophet Muhammad, who had lived among the Quraysh all his life. He is defended from three kinds of charges that the Unbelievers brought against him: (1) that he was going astray, either through defect of intelligence or through carelessness; (2) that he was being misled or deceived by evil spirits; and (3) that he spoke out of a whim or impulse, or from a selfish desire to impress his own personality. None of these charges were true. On the contrary he had direct inspiration form ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta' la).
"He was taught by one Mighty in Power, endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form ) while he was in the highest part of the horizon. Surah Al Najm 53:5-7 "
This is referred by the Commentators to the Angel Gabriel, through whom the inspiration came. See also 81:20-23.
Gabriel appeared in stately form, perhaps towering above the Mountain of Light .
"Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne, with authority there, (and)faithful to his trust. And (O people)! Your Companion is not One possessed; and without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon. "
[Surah Al Takwir 81:20-23]
Not only was the bringer of the Revelation, Angel Gabriel, an honourable Messenger, incapable of deceit, but he had, in the angelic kingdom, rank and authority before ALLAH's Throne, and he could convey an authoritative divine Message. He was, like the Holy Prophet, faithful to his trust: and therefore there could be no question of the Message being delivered in any other way than exactly according to the divine Will and Purpose. These epithets could apply to the Prophet himself, but in view of verse 23 , It is best to understand them of Gabriel.
After describing the credentials of the Archangel Gabriel, the Text now appeals to the people to consider their own "Companion", the Prophet, who had been born among them and had lived with them, and was known to be an honourable, truthful and trustworthy man. If Gabriel(AllahiSalam) was the one who brought the Message to him, then there was no question of demoniacal possession. And the Prophet had seen him in his inspired vision " in the clear horizon".
"So did (ALLAH) convey the inspiration to His Servant- ( Conveyed) what He (meant ) to convey. The (Prophet's) (mind and )heart in no way falsified that which he saw."
[Surah Al Najm 53:10-11 ]
Gabriel (AllahiSalam) would be just a messenger, to do no more than convey ALLAH's Message to ALLAH' s Messenger. "Heart" in Arabic includes the faculty of intelligence as well as the faculty of feeling. The impression conveyed was pure truth; there was no illusion in it.
"For indeed he saw him at a second descent, near the Lote tree beyind which none may pass: near it is the Garden of Abode"
The first occasion when Gabriel (AllahiSalam) appeared in visible form was at the Mountain of Light, when he brought his first revelation beginning with IQRA. The second was at the Prophet' s Miraj or Ascension. See Introduction Surah 17. These were the only two occasions when Gabriel appearing in visible form .
For the Lote- tree in it's literal meaning. The wild Lote is thorny, under cultivation it yields good fruit and shade and is symbolic of heavenly bliss, as here and in Surah 56:28 .
The ' Garden of Abode' (Jannah al Ma'wa ) lies close to the Lote-tree and, in the opinion of some authorities,is so called because the souls of believers will find their abode therein.
"(They will be ) among Lote trees without thorns" Surah 56:28
"But they turned away (from ALLAH), and We sent against them the flood (released) from the Dams, and We converted their two Gardens (rows) into "gardens" producing bitter fruit, and tamarisks, and some few (stunted) Lote trees.'
[Surah Saba 34:16]
The flourishing "Garden of Arabia" was converted into a waste . The luscious fruit trees became wild, or gave place as wild plants with bitter fruit. The feathery leaved tamarisks, which is only good for twigs and wattle-work, replaced the fragrant plants and flowers. Wild and stunted kinds of thorny bushes, like the wild Lote-tree, which were good for neither fruit nor shade, grew in place of the pomegranates, the date palms and the grapevines. The Lote-tree belongs to the family Rhamnaceae, Zizyphus Spina Christi, of which (it is supposed) Christ's crown of thorns was made, allied to the Zizyphus Jujuba or ber tree of India. Wild, it is shrubby, thorny and useless. In cultivation it bears good fruit, and some shade and can be thornless thus becoming a Symbol of Heavenly Bliss (Surah 56:28).
Chapter 53:1-18
Bismillah Ar Rahmaan Ar Raheem
"By the Star when it goes down- your Companion is neither astray nor being misled,nor does he say (aught)of (his own)Desire. It is no less than inspiration sent down to him: He was taught by one Mighty in Power, Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (In stately form) while he was in the highest part of the horizon: Then he approached and came closer, and was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even)nearer: So did (ALLAH) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant )to convey. The (Prophet's ) (mind and )heart in no way falsified that which he saw . Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw? For indeed he saw him at a second descent, near the Lote -tree beyind which none may pass : near it is the Garden of Abode . Behold the Lote - tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable! ) (His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong! For truly did he see, of the signs of his Lord, The Greatest! "
[Surah Al Najm 53: 1-18]
Najm is interpreted in various ways. As most commonly accepted, it means either a Star generically or the close cluster of seven stars known as the Pleiades in the Constellation Taurus, which the sun enters about the 21st of April every year . In mid-April, or a little later, the beautiful cluster would set just after the sun, after having gradually ascended the sky in the winter months. In late May, or a little later, it would rise just before the sun. In its western aspects, it might be considered a spring constellation. To open-air nations (including the Arabs) whose climate usually presents starry skies, this is an object of great interest, and many folklore tales gather round it . When so glorious a cluster is content to bow down in the horizon and merge its light in the greater light created by ALLAH (Subhana WaTa' la ), It becomes a symbol of humility in beauty and power before the Most High, Whose revelation discloses the summit of beauty, power and wisdom.
"Your Companion" is the Holy Prophet Muhammad, who had lived among the Quraysh all his life. He is defended from three kinds of charges that the Unbelievers brought against him: (1) that he was going astray, either through defect of intelligence or through carelessness; (2) that he was being misled or deceived by evil spirits; and (3) that he spoke out of a whim or impulse, or from a selfish desire to impress his own personality. None of these charges were true. On the contrary he had direct inspiration form ALLAH (Subhana Wa Ta' la).
"He was taught by one Mighty in Power, endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form ) while he was in the highest part of the horizon. Surah Al Najm 53:5-7 "
This is referred by the Commentators to the Angel Gabriel, through whom the inspiration came. See also 81:20-23.
Gabriel appeared in stately form, perhaps towering above the Mountain of Light .
"Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne, with authority there, (and)faithful to his trust. And (O people)! Your Companion is not One possessed; and without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon. "
[Surah Al Takwir 81:20-23]
Not only was the bringer of the Revelation, Angel Gabriel, an honourable Messenger, incapable of deceit, but he had, in the angelic kingdom, rank and authority before ALLAH's Throne, and he could convey an authoritative divine Message. He was, like the Holy Prophet, faithful to his trust: and therefore there could be no question of the Message being delivered in any other way than exactly according to the divine Will and Purpose. These epithets could apply to the Prophet himself, but in view of verse 23 , It is best to understand them of Gabriel.
After describing the credentials of the Archangel Gabriel, the Text now appeals to the people to consider their own "Companion", the Prophet, who had been born among them and had lived with them, and was known to be an honourable, truthful and trustworthy man. If Gabriel(AllahiSalam) was the one who brought the Message to him, then there was no question of demoniacal possession. And the Prophet had seen him in his inspired vision " in the clear horizon".
"So did (ALLAH) convey the inspiration to His Servant- ( Conveyed) what He (meant ) to convey. The (Prophet's) (mind and )heart in no way falsified that which he saw."
[Surah Al Najm 53:10-11 ]
Gabriel (AllahiSalam) would be just a messenger, to do no more than convey ALLAH's Message to ALLAH' s Messenger. "Heart" in Arabic includes the faculty of intelligence as well as the faculty of feeling. The impression conveyed was pure truth; there was no illusion in it.
"For indeed he saw him at a second descent, near the Lote tree beyind which none may pass: near it is the Garden of Abode"
The first occasion when Gabriel (AllahiSalam) appeared in visible form was at the Mountain of Light, when he brought his first revelation beginning with IQRA. The second was at the Prophet' s Miraj or Ascension. See Introduction Surah 17. These were the only two occasions when Gabriel appearing in visible form .
For the Lote- tree in it's literal meaning. The wild Lote is thorny, under cultivation it yields good fruit and shade and is symbolic of heavenly bliss, as here and in Surah 56:28 .
The ' Garden of Abode' (Jannah al Ma'wa ) lies close to the Lote-tree and, in the opinion of some authorities,is so called because the souls of believers will find their abode therein.
"(They will be ) among Lote trees without thorns" Surah 56:28
"But they turned away (from ALLAH), and We sent against them the flood (released) from the Dams, and We converted their two Gardens (rows) into "gardens" producing bitter fruit, and tamarisks, and some few (stunted) Lote trees.'
[Surah Saba 34:16]
The flourishing "Garden of Arabia" was converted into a waste . The luscious fruit trees became wild, or gave place as wild plants with bitter fruit. The feathery leaved tamarisks, which is only good for twigs and wattle-work, replaced the fragrant plants and flowers. Wild and stunted kinds of thorny bushes, like the wild Lote-tree, which were good for neither fruit nor shade, grew in place of the pomegranates, the date palms and the grapevines. The Lote-tree belongs to the family Rhamnaceae, Zizyphus Spina Christi, of which (it is supposed) Christ's crown of thorns was made, allied to the Zizyphus Jujuba or ber tree of India. Wild, it is shrubby, thorny and useless. In cultivation it bears good fruit, and some shade and can be thornless thus becoming a Symbol of Heavenly Bliss (Surah 56:28).
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