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Surah An-Najm, Verse 10

سورة النجم، الآية ١٠

53:10 Juz 27 Hizb 53 Page 526 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 53:10

فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ ۝١٠

Transliteration

fa-awḥā ilā ʿabdihi mā awḥā

Translation

And he revealed to His Servant1565 what he revealed [i.e., conveyed].

Notes

[1565] i.e., to the Servant of Allāh, Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ).

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Verse 10 of Surah An-Najm (53:10), a Meccan surah, is in juz 27, on page 526 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 10

Al-Mukhtasar

So Gabriel (peace be upon him) revealed to Allah’s servant, Muhammad (peace be upon him), what he revealed.

Tafsir of the whole Surah An-Najm

Other translations of verse 10

Then he revealed to His slave5 what he had to reveal.

Notes

[5] i.e., the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

So (Allâh) revealed to His slave [Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibrîl (Gabriel) عليه السلام] whatever He revealed.

And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.

So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.

And He revealed to His servant what He revealed.

Then He Allah) revealed to His bondman what He revealed.

Verse 10 word by word

  1. فَأَوْحَىٰٓ fa-awḥā So he revealed و ح ي
  2. إِلَىٰ ilā to
  3. عَبْدِهِۦ ʿabdihi His slave ع ب د
  4. مَآ mā what
  5. أَوْحَىٰ awḥā he revealed و ح ي

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4856

Regarding the Verses: 'And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; So did (Allah) convey the Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he Gabriel) conveyed (that to Muhammad...' (53.9-10) Ibn Mas`ud narrated to us that the Prophet (ﷺ) had seen Gabriel with six hundred wings.

أَنَّهُ رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ لَهُ سِتُّمِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 3 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4857

I asked Zirr about the Statement of Allah: 'And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer. So did Allah convey the Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he (Gabriel) conveyed that to Muhammad.' (53.10) He said, "Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) informed us that Muhammad had seen Gabriel…

أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ لَهُ سِتُّمِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 3 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 177d

I said to 'A'isha: What about the words of Allah:" Then he drew nigh and came down, so he was at a distance of two bows or closer still: so He revealed to His servant what He revealed" (al-Qur'an, liii. 8-10)? She said: It implies Gabriel. He used to come to him (the Holy Prophet) in the shape of…

جِبْرِيلُ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَأْتِيهِ فِي صُورَةِ الرِّجَالِ وَإِنَّهُ أَتَاهُ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةِ فِي صُورَتِهِ الَّتِي هِيَ صُورَتُهُ فَسَدَّ أُفُقَ السَّمَاءِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3280

from Ibn 'Abbas regarding Allah's saying: And indeed he saw him at a second descent. Near Sidrat Al-Muntaha (53:13 & 14). So He revealed to His worshiper whatever he revealed (53:10). And was a distance of two bow lengths or less (53:9). Ibn 'Abbas said: "The Prophet (ﷺ) saw Him."

‏‏(‏ ولَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً * أُخْرَى عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى ‏)‏ ‏‏(‏ فأوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى ‏)‏ ‏‏(‏فكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى ‏)‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَدْ رَآهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 349

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While I was at Mecca the roof of my house was opened and Gabriel descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and…

فُرِجَ عَنْ سَقْفِ بَيْتِي وَأَنَا بِمَكَّةَ، فَنَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ فَفَرَجَ صَدْرِي، ثُمَّ غَسَلَهُ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُمْتَلِئٍ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا، فَأَفْرَغَهُ فِي صَدْرِي ثُمَّ…

Narrated by Abu Dharr + 1 other version

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