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Star (نجم)

Ontology
Star (نجم) is one of the Astronomical objects mentioned in the Quran.
Parent Topic: Astronomical Body

Ayahs Associated with This Topic (18)

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53:1 - An-Najm

Verse 1

وَٱلنَّجۡمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ ١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
By the stars when they fade away!
82:2 - Al-Infitar

Verse 2

وَإِذَا ٱلۡكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتۡ ٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and when the stars fall away,
81:2 - At-Takwir

Verse 2

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ ٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and when the stars fall down,
86:3 - At-Tariq

Verse 3

ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹It is˺ the star of piercing brightness.
12:4 - Yusuf

Verse 4

إِذۡ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيۡتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبٗا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ رَأَيۡتُهُمۡ لِي سَٰجِدِينَ ٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when Joseph said to his father, “O my dear father! Indeed I dreamt of eleven stars, and the sun, and the moon—I saw them prostrating to me!”1
55:6 - Ar-Rahman

Verse 6

وَٱلنَّجۡمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسۡجُدَانِ ٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The stars and the trees bow down ˹in submission˺.1
37:6 - As-Saffat

Verse 6

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ ٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration
77:8 - Al-Mursalat

Verse 8

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ ٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So when the stars are put out,
16:12 - An-Nahl

Verse 12

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ وَٱلنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَٰتُۢ بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡقِلُونَ ١٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And He has subjected for your benefit the day and the night, the sun and the moon. And the stars have been subjected by His command. Surely in this are signs for those who understand.
16:16 - An-Nahl

Verse 16

وَعَلَٰمَٰتٖۚ وَبِٱلنَّجۡمِ هُمۡ يَهۡتَدُونَ ١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Also by landmarks and stars do people find their way.
22:18 - Al-Hajj

Verse 18

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَسۡجُدُۤ لَهُۥۤ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ وَٱلنُّجُومُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ وَٱلدَّوَآبُّ وَكَثِيرٞ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِۖ وَكَثِيرٌ حَقَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡعَذَابُۗ وَمَن يُهِنِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن مُّكۡرِمٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفۡعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۩ ١٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you not see that to Allah bow down ˹in submission˺1 all those in the heavens and all those on the earth, as well as the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, and ˹all˺ living beings, as well as many humans, while many are deserving of punishment. And whoever Allah disgraces, none can honour. Surely Allah does what He wills.
24:35 - An-Nur

Verse 35

۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشۡكَوٰةٖ فِيهَا مِصۡبَاحٌۖ ٱلۡمِصۡبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوۡكَبٞ دُرِّيّٞ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٖ مُّبَٰرَكَةٖ زَيۡتُونَةٖ لَّا شَرۡقِيَّةٖ وَلَا غَرۡبِيَّةٖ يَكَادُ زَيۡتُهَا يُضِيٓءُ وَلَوۡ لَمۡ تَمۡسَسۡهُ نَارٞۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٖۚ يَهۡدِي ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَيَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَ لِلنَّاسِۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ ٣٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light1 is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from ˹the oil of˺ a blessed olive tree, ˹located˺ neither to the east nor the west,2 whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
52:49 - At-Tur

Verse 49

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ فَسَبِّحۡهُ وَإِدۡبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ ٤٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And glorify Him during part of the night and at the fading of the stars.
7:54 - Al-A'raf

Verse 54

إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٖ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ يُغۡشِي ٱلَّيۡلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ يَطۡلُبُهُۥ حَثِيثٗا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ وَٱلنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَٰتِۭ بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۗ أَلَا لَهُ ٱلۡخَلۡقُ وَٱلۡأَمۡرُۗ تَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٥٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days,1 then established Himself above the Throne. He makes the day and night overlap in rapid succession. He created the sun, the moon, and the stars—all subjected by His command. The creation and the command belong to Him ˹alone˺. Blessed is Allah—Lord of all worlds!
56:75 - Al-Waqi'ah

Verse 75

۞ فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ٧٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So I do swear by the positions of the stars—
6:76 - Al-An'am

Verse 76

فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلَّيۡلُ رَءَا كَوۡكَبٗاۖ قَالَ هَٰذَا رَبِّيۖ فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَ قَالَ لَآ أُحِبُّ ٱلۡأٓفِلِينَ ٧٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When the night grew dark upon him, he saw a star and said, “This is my Lord!” But when it set, he said, “I do not love things that set.”
37:88 - As-Saffat

Verse 88

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ ٨٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He later looked up to the stars ˹in contemplation˺,1
6:97 - Al-An'am

Verse 97

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلنُّجُومَ لِتَهۡتَدُواْ بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِۗ قَدۡ فَصَّلۡنَا ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لِقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٩٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And He is the One Who has made the stars as your guide through the darkness of land and sea. We have already made the signs clear for people who know.

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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)
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