He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs.1
53:17 - An-Najm
Verse 17
مَازَاغَٱلۡبَصَرُوَمَاطَغَىٰ١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The ˹Prophet’s˺ sight never wandered, nor did it overreach.
53:16 - An-Najm
Verse 16
إِذۡيَغۡشَىٱلسِّدۡرَةَمَايَغۡشَىٰ١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
while the Lote Tree was overwhelmed with ˹heavenly˺ splendours!
53:15 - An-Najm
Verse 15
عِندَهَاجَنَّةُٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰٓ١٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
near which is the Garden of ˹Eternal˺ Residence—
53:14 - An-Najm
Verse 14
عِندَسِدۡرَةِٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ١٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
at the Lote Tree of the most extreme limit ˹in the seventh heaven˺—
53:13 - An-Najm
Verse 13
وَلَقَدۡرَءَاهُنَزۡلَةًأُخۡرَىٰ١٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And he certainly saw that ˹angel descend˺ a second time
53:12 - An-Najm
Verse 12
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥعَلَىٰمَايَرَىٰ١٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
How can you ˹O pagans˺ then dispute with him regarding what he saw?
53:11 - An-Najm
Verse 11
مَاكَذَبَٱلۡفُؤَادُمَارَأَىٰٓ١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The ˹Prophet’s˺ heart did not doubt what he saw.
53:10 - An-Najm
Verse 10
فَأَوۡحَىٰٓإِلَىٰعَبۡدِهِۦمَآأَوۡحَىٰ١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then Allah revealed to His servant what He revealed ˹through Gabriel˺.
53:9 - An-Najm
Verse 9
فَكَانَقَابَقَوۡسَيۡنِأَوۡأَدۡنَىٰ٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
that he was only two arms-lengths away or even less.1
53:8 - An-Najm
Verse 8
ثُمَّدَنَافَتَدَلَّىٰ٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
then he approached ˹the Prophet˺, coming so close
53:7 - An-Najm
Verse 7
وَهُوَبِٱلۡأُفُقِٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
while on the highest point above the horizon,
53:6 - An-Najm
Verse 6
ذُومِرَّةٖفَٱسۡتَوَىٰ٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and great perfection, who once rose to ˹his˺ true form1
53:5 - An-Najm
Verse 5
عَلَّمَهُۥشَدِيدُٱلۡقُوَىٰ٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He has been taught by one ˹angel˺ of mighty power1
53:4 - An-Najm
Verse 4
إِنۡهُوَإِلَّاوَحۡيٞيُوحَىٰ٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is only a revelation sent down ˹to him˺.
53:3 - An-Najm
Verse 3
وَمَايَنطِقُعَنِٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Nor does he speak of his own whims.
53:2 - An-Najm
Verse 2
مَاضَلَّصَاحِبُكُمۡوَمَاغَوَىٰ٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Your fellow man1 is neither misguided nor astray.
53:1 - An-Najm
Verse 1
وَٱلنَّجۡمِإِذَاهَوَىٰ١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
By the stars when they fade away!
About ayah topics
Each verse can be associated with multiple topics across all three categories: ontological, thematic, and general.
The topics are organized hierarchically, meaning each topic may have parent topics and child
topics.
Database structure
The QUL exports ayah topics data as a SQLite database with the following structure:
topic_id:
Unique identifier for the topic
topic_name:
The English name of the topic
arabic_name:
The Arabic name or transliteration of the topic (if available)
verse_key:
The verse identifier in format "chapter:verse" (e.g., "2:255")
is_ontology:
Boolean indicating if this is an ontology topic
is_thematic:
Boolean indicating if this is a thematic topic
parent_topic_id:
ID of the parent topic (for hierarchical organization)
description:
Detailed description of what the topic encompasses