نَّجْم
Appears 5 times in Quran
📖 Lane's Lexicon
Classical definitions for root نجم
Derived Stems (30)
Derived Words (5)
Words derived from the lemma "نَّجْم".
- and the stars
- the stars
- and the stars
- and by the stars
- By the stemless plant
- And the stemless plants
Occurrences in Quran
Found 5 verses containing "نَّجْم".
وَعَلَٰمَٰتٍ ۚ وَبِٱلنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
The verse signifies that had the earth been of uniform surface and there had been no ups and downs, no valleys, mountains or rivers, it would have been almost impossible for men to find their way from one place to another. The distinctive physical features of the earth’s surface help men to know their way. Today these landmarks have proved to be of great help in air navigation. The stars also help wayfarers to find their way on land and sea.
Commentary:
علاماة (other marks) being the object of the verb القی (He has placed) in the preceding verse, the present verse means to say that had the surface of the earth presented a uniform surface and had there been no ups and downs, no valleys, mountains or rivers, it would have become almost impossible for men to find their way from one place to another. The distinctive physical features of the earth’s surface help men to know their way. Today these landmarks have proved to be of great help in air navigation. The stars also help wayfarers to find their way on land and sea.
The same is the case with the spiritual journey of man. Different parts of this journey present different characteristics which enable the spiritual wayfarer to know how much distance he has traversed in his journey towards his Eternal Abode and how much of it remains. On his way to the Eternal Abode the Prophets serve as guiding stars for him. Being guided and led by them he safely marches on to his spiritual goal. And, like the stars, the Prophets also are inter-related. Just as the knowledge of the position of one star enables the wayfarer to know the position of another, similarly one Prophet foretells the advent of the Prophet who is to come after him and so on. Thus belief in one Prophet helps man to know and recognize other Prophets and to advance in faith. Moses spoke of the Prophets who were to come after him and the latter foretold the advent of those who in turn were to follow them. Thus all the Prophets guided men to the Holy Prophet of Islam, the Sun and Centre of the spiritual firmament. This is why it is incumbent upon Muslims to believe in them all.
1818
Commentary:
علاماة (other marks) being the object of the verb القی (He has placed) in the preceding verse, the present verse means to say that had the surface of the earth presented a uniform surface and had there been no ups and downs, no valleys, mountains or rivers, it would have become almost impossible for men to find their way from one place to another. The distinctive physical features of the earth’s surface help men to know their way. Today these landmarks have proved to be of great help in air navigation. The stars also help wayfarers to find their way on land and sea.
The same is the case with the spiritual journey of man. Different parts of this journey present different characteristics which enable the spiritual wayfarer to know how much distance he has traversed in his journey towards his Eternal Abode and how much of it remains. On his way to the Eternal Abode the Prophets serve as guiding stars for him. Being guided and led by them he safely marches on to his spiritual goal. And, like the stars, the Prophets also are inter-related. Just as the knowledge of the position of one star enables the wayfarer to know the position of another, similarly one Prophet foretells the advent of the Prophet who is to come after him and so on. Thus belief in one Prophet helps man to know and recognize other Prophets and to advance in faith. Moses spoke of the Prophets who were to come after him and the latter foretold the advent of those who in turn were to follow them. Thus all the Prophets guided men to the Holy Prophet of Islam, the Sun and Centre of the spiritual firmament. This is why it is incumbent upon Muslims to believe in them all.
1539
The verse signifies that had the earth been of uniform surface and there had been no ups and downs, no valleys, mountains or rivers, it would have been almost impossible for men to find their way from one place to another. The distinctive physical features of the earth’s surface help men to know their way. Today these landmarks have proved to be of great help in air navigation. The stars also help wayfarers to find their way on land and sea.
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
Important Words:
الثاقب (of piercing brightness) is act. part. from ثقب which means, he bored or pierced a thing. ثقب الکوکب means, the star shone brightly as though it pierced through the darkness, dispelling it. ثاقب الرأی means, a man of sound and penetrating judgement. حسب ثاقب means, a famous, exalted lineage (Lane & Aqrab).
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Important Words:
الثاقب (of piercing brightness) is act. part. from ثقب which means, he bored or pierced a thing. ثقب الکوکب means, the star shone brightly as though it pierced through the darkness, dispelling it. ثاقب الرأی means, a man of sound and penetrating judgement. حسب ثاقب means, a famous, exalted lineage (Lane & Aqrab).
وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
یہ اس پیشگوئی کی طرف اشارہ ہے جو رسول کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ان الفاظ میں فرمائی ہے کہ لَوْ کَانَ الْاِیْمَانُ مُعَلَّـقًا بِالثُّرَیَّا لَنَالَہٗ رَجُلٌ مِّنْ فَارِسَ یعنی اگر ایمان اُڑ کر ثریّا پر بھی چلا جائے گا تو بھی اسے ایک فارسی شخص وہاں سے واپس لے آئے گا۔
An-Najm means, a star; or a stemless plant. But when used as a proper noun it signifies "the Pleiades." The word is also taken by some scholars to signify the gradual revelation of the Qur’an in pieces, and by some other authorities it refers to the Holy Prophet himself. Its plural an-Nujum also means, chiefs of a people, or small states or principalities (Kashshaf, Taj & Ghara’ibul-Qur’an). In view of its different meanings the word An-Najm in the verse may be explained (1) by a well-known saying of the Holy Prophet which is to the effect: 'When spiritual darkness will spread over the entire face of the earth and there will remain nothing of Islam but its name, and of the Qur’an but its letters, and faith will go up to heaven, a man of the Persian descent will bring it back to earth' (Bukhari). (2) It may signify that the Quranic revelation bears witness to its own truth. (3) The tender plant of Islam, which now seems to be going down before the strong and adverse winds of
Important Words:
النجم (the star). The word has been variously interpreted. Generally it means, star or stemless plant, but when used as a proper noun it signifies "the Pleiades." It is taken by some scholars to signify the gradual revelation of the Quran in pieces, and by some other authorities to refer to the Holy Prophet himself. Its plural النجوم also means, chiefs of a people, or small states or principalities (Lane, Aqrab, Kashshaf, Taj & Ghara’ibul-Quran).
ھوی (falls). They say ھوی الشیء i.e. the thing fell from a high to a low place; it rose and ascended. It is said that (al-hawiyyu) is used for going up and الھوی (al-huwiyyu) for coming down (Aqrab).
Commentary:
In view of different meanings of the word النجم given under Important Words, the verse may refer (1) to a well-known saying of the Holy Prophet to the effect that when spiritual darkness will spread over the entire face of the earth and there will remain nothing of Islam but its name and of the Quran but its letters and faith will go up to heavens, a man of the Persian descent, will bring it back to earth (Tirmidhi & Bukhari). Or (2) it may signify that the Quranic revelation hears witness to its own truth. Or (3) it may mean that the tender plant of Islam, which now seems to be going down before the strong and adverse winds of opposition that are fiercely blowing against it, would very shortly rise and develop into a mighty tree under whose cool shade great nations would take shelter. Or (4) the verse may mean that as the Arabs are used to determine the course and direction of, and are guided in, their travels by the movements of the stars in the sandy waste of Arabia (16:17), so they would now be led to the goal and end of their spiritual journey by the star par excellence, i.e. the Holy Prophet. (5) The verse may also embody a prophecy about the fall of the ramshackle State of Arabia, a prophecy much more explicitly stated in the verse, "The Hour has drawn nigh and the moon is rent asunder" (54:2).
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یہ اس پیشگوئی کی طرف اشارہ ہے جو رسول کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ان الفاظ میں فرمائی ہے کہ لَوْ کَانَ الْاِیْمَانُ مُعَلَّـقًا بِالثُّرَیَّا لَنَالَہٗ رَجُلٌ مِّنْ فَارِسَ یعنی اگر ایمان اُڑ کر ثریّا پر بھی چلا جائے گا تو بھی اسے ایک فارسی شخص وہاں سے واپس لے آئے گا۔
3966
Important Words:
النجم (the star). The word has been variously interpreted. Generally it means, star or stemless plant, but when used as a proper noun it signifies "the Pleiades." It is taken by some scholars to signify the gradual revelation of the Quran in pieces, and by some other authorities to refer to the Holy Prophet himself. Its plural النجوم also means, chiefs of a people, or small states or principalities (Lane, Aqrab, Kashshaf, Taj & Ghara’ibul-Quran).
ھوی (falls). They say ھوی الشیء i.e. the thing fell from a high to a low place; it rose and ascended. It is said that (al-hawiyyu) is used for going up and الھوی (al-huwiyyu) for coming down (Aqrab).
Commentary:
In view of different meanings of the word النجم given under Important Words, the verse may refer (1) to a well-known saying of the Holy Prophet to the effect that when spiritual darkness will spread over the entire face of the earth and there will remain nothing of Islam but its name and of the Quran but its letters and faith will go up to heavens, a man of the Persian descent, will bring it back to earth (Tirmidhi & Bukhari). Or (2) it may signify that the Quranic revelation hears witness to its own truth. Or (3) it may mean that the tender plant of Islam, which now seems to be going down before the strong and adverse winds of opposition that are fiercely blowing against it, would very shortly rise and develop into a mighty tree under whose cool shade great nations would take shelter. Or (4) the verse may mean that as the Arabs are used to determine the course and direction of, and are guided in, their travels by the movements of the stars in the sandy waste of Arabia (16:17), so they would now be led to the goal and end of their spiritual journey by the star par excellence, i.e. the Holy Prophet. (5) The verse may also embody a prophecy about the fall of the ramshackle State of Arabia, a prophecy much more explicitly stated in the verse, "The Hour has drawn nigh and the moon is rent asunder" (54:2).
2868
An-Najm means, a star; or a stemless plant. But when used as a proper noun it signifies "the Pleiades." The word is also taken by some scholars to signify the gradual revelation of the Qur’an in pieces, and by some other authorities it refers to the Holy Prophet himself. Its plural an-Nujum also means, chiefs of a people, or small states or principalities (Kashshaf, Taj & Ghara’ibul-Qur’an). In view of its different meanings the word An-Najm in the verse may be explained (1) by a well-known saying of the Holy Prophet which is to the effect: 'When spiritual darkness will spread over the entire face of the earth and there will remain nothing of Islam but its name, and of the Qur’an but its letters, and faith will go up to heaven, a man of the Persian descent will bring it back to earth' (Bukhari). (2) It may signify that the Quranic revelation bears witness to its own truth. (3) The tender plant of Islam, which now seems to be going down before the strong and adverse winds of
وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ
The verse, read along with the preceding one, shows that from the largest celestial body to the smallest stemless plant, all things are subject to certain laws, and they perform regularly, punctually and unerringly their allotted tasks. In the huge solar system which is but one of millions of such systems, every orb proceeds safely on its destined course and never deviates from it.
13:16; 16:49; 22:19.
Commentary:
The verse, read along with the preceding one, shows that from the largest celestial body to the smallest stemless plant, all things are subject to certain laws and they perform regularly, punctually, and unerringly their allotted tasks. In the huge solar system, which is but one of millions of such systems, every orb proceeds safely on its destined course and never deviates from it. A little disturbance in or deviation from their set course would bring down in pieces the whole universe which has been created for the service of man. It is inconceivable, therefore, that man for whose service this vast and complicated but perfectly regulated universe has been brought into being should have been created without a purpose. The life of man surely has a grand divine aim to which repeated reference has been made in the Quran.
d
13:16; 16:49; 22:19.
4048
Commentary:
The verse, read along with the preceding one, shows that from the largest celestial body to the smallest stemless plant, all things are subject to certain laws and they perform regularly, punctually, and unerringly their allotted tasks. In the huge solar system, which is but one of millions of such systems, every orb proceeds safely on its destined course and never deviates from it. A little disturbance in or deviation from their set course would bring down in pieces the whole universe which has been created for the service of man. It is inconceivable, therefore, that man for whose service this vast and complicated but perfectly regulated universe has been brought into being should have been created without a purpose. The life of man surely has a grand divine aim to which repeated reference has been made in the Quran.
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The verse, read along with the preceding one, shows that from the largest celestial body to the smallest stemless plant, all things are subject to certain laws, and they perform regularly, punctually and unerringly their allotted tasks. In the huge solar system which is but one of millions of such systems, every orb proceeds safely on its destined course and never deviates from it.
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
23:83; 37:54; 56:48; 79:11-13.
23:83; 37:54; 56:48; 79:11-13.
23:83; 37:54; 56:48; 79:12.
Commentary:
The objection of disbelievers, viz. when they are dead and reduced to bones and dust how would they be given a new life, is repeatedly mentioned and effectively answered in the Quran. See 17:50-52 and 36:78-80.
b
23:83; 37:54; 56:48; 79:11-13.
a
23:83; 37:54; 56:48; 79:12.
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Commentary:
The objection of disbelievers, viz. when they are dead and reduced to bones and dust how would they be given a new life, is repeatedly mentioned and effectively answered in the Quran. See 17:50-52 and 36:78-80.
b
23:83; 37:54; 56:48; 79:11-13.