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سُورَةُ النَّجۡمِ · 53:6
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ذُو مِرَّةٍۢ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ

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One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form

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Introduction

This is āyah 6 of Sūrat An-Najm (The Star), the 23rd sūrah in the traditional order of revelation. It was revealed in the Meccan period and sits within Juzʾ 27. Meccan verses tend to address faith, the oneness of God, and the hereafter.

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Revelation & occasion

Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Period
Meccan
Order revealed
23 of 114
Surah
An-Najm (53)

No specific occasion of revelation (Asbāb al-Nuzūl) is recorded for this āyah in al-Wāḥidī's collection. Many verses were revealed without a single triggering event.

Commentary

Tafsir

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Hafiz Ibn Kathir

He has been taught by one mighty in power (5)Dhu Mirrah then he Istawa (6)While he was in the highest part of the horizon (7)Then he approached and came closer (8)And was at a distance of two bows' length or less (9)So (Allah) revealed to His servant whatever He revealed (10)The heart lied not in what he saw (11)Will you then dispute with him about what he saw (12)And indeed he saw him at a second descent (13)Near Sidrat Al-Muntaha (14)Near it is the Paradise of Abode (15)When that covered the lote tree which did cover it (16)The sight turned not aside, nor it transgressed beyond the limit (17)Indeed he saw of the greatest Ssgns of his Lord (18) The Trustworthy Angel brought Allah's Revelation to the Trustworthy Messenger (ﷺ) Allah the Exalted states that the Message His servant and Messenger Muhammad ﷺ brought to people was taught to him by, شَدِيدُ الْقُوَىٰ (mighty in power), he i…
Provenance

Chains of transmission

Oral — isnād

  1. ~610–632 CERevelation & memorisation

    Received by the Prophet ﷺ and preserved by the ḥuffāẓ (memorisers) among the Companions.

  2. 1st century AHMutawātir transmissionawaiting curation

    Carried by mass-transmission through the generations of qurrāʾ.

  3. TodayLiving chainsawaiting curation

    Continuous ijāzah chains link reciters today back to the Prophet ﷺ.

Verified isnād chains for this āyah will be added by curators.

Written — the manuscript record

  1. ~650 CEʿUthmānic codicesawaiting curation

    The standardised muṣḥaf sent to the great cities (e.g. the Topkapı and Samarqand codices).

  2. 8th–10th c.Early Ḥijāzī & Kūfic foliosawaiting curation

    Surviving leaves in Birmingham, Sanaa, Paris (BnF) and beyond.

  3. Modern printModern printawaiting curation

    The 1924 Cairo edition → today: the standard printed muṣḥaf used worldwide.

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