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Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah An-Najm

Surah An-Najm โ€” Makki, 62 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.

Published: 19 July 2026

53. Surah An-Najm (ุงู„ู†ุฌู…)

Revelation: Makki (revealed at Makkah) ยท Ayahs: 62

Introduction โ€” from Tafheem-ul-Quran

The first surah the Prophet ๏ทบ recited publicly in the Haram โ€” and at its concluding prostration even the polytheists fell down with him. It testifies that the Prophet ๏ทบ neither errs nor speaks from desire, describes what he saw at the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary, and declares: 'man shall have nothing but what he strives for.'

Condensed from Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi's introduction to this surah in Tafheem-ul-Quran.

Read the full tafseer

The complete ayah-by-ayah Malayalam tafseer of this surah, with Maududi's explanatory notes, is available free at Thafheem.net โ€” the online edition of the Malayalam Tafheemul Quran.

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