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Surah An-Najm, Verse 18

سورة النجم، الآية ١٨

53:18 Juz 27 Hizb 53 Page 526 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 53:18

لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ ۝١٨

Transliteration

laqad raā min āyāti rabbihi l-kub'rā

Translation

He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

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Verse 18 of Surah An-Najm (53:18), 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 18

Al-Mukhtasar

Muhammad (peace be upon him) saw on the night he was raised great signs of his Lord which show His power. He saw Paradise, hell and other things.

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Other translations of verse 18

He certainly saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord.

Indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) did see of the Greatest Signs, of his Lord (Allâh).

Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord.

For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!

Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

Indeed he has already seen of the signs of his Lord, the greatest.

Verse 18 word by word

لَقَدْ laqad Certainly
رَأَىٰ raā he saw ر أ ي
مِنْ min of
ءَايَٰتِ āyāti (the) Signs أ ي ي
رَبِّهِ rabbihi (of) his Lord ر ب ب
ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ l-kub'rā the Greatest ك ب ر

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3233

Regarding the Verse: "Indeed he (Muhammad) did see. Of the Signs of his Lord, The Greatest!" (53.18) That the Prophet (ﷺ) had seen a green carpet spread all over the horizon of the sky.

رَأَى رَفْرَفًا أَخْضَرَ سَدَّ أُفُقَ السَّمَاءِ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 4 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4858

(regarding the revelation) Truly he (Muhammad) did see of the signs of his Lord; the Greatest!' (53.18) The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a green screen covering the horizon.

رَأَى رَفْرَفًا أَخْضَرَ قَدْ سَدَّ الأُفُقَ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Authentic Sahih Muslim 174c

" Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of Allah" (al-Qur'an, liii. 18) imply that he saw Gabriel in his (original) form and he had six hundred wings.

رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ فِي صُورَتِهِ لَهُ سِتُّمِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3278

"Ibn 'Abbas met Ka'b at Arafat, so he asked him about something and he kept on saying the Takbir until it reverberated off of the mountains. So Ibn 'Abbas (finally) said: 'We are Banu Hashim.' So Ka'b said: 'Indeed Allah divided His being seen and His speaking between Muhammad and Musa. He spoke to…

إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَسَمَ رُؤْيَتَهُ وَكَلاَمَهُ بَيْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَمُوسَى فَكَلَّمَ مُوسَى مَرَّتَيْنِ وَرَآهُ مُحَمَّدٌ مَرَّتَيْنِ

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

Other hadiths (3)

Verses related to verse 18

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

Taha 20:23
لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلْكُبْرَى

That We may show you [some] of Our greater signs.

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