Surah An-Najm, Ayah 8 (53:8)

ٱلنَّجْم

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

Quran 53:8 is ayah 8 of Surah An-Najm (“The Star”), a Meccan surah of 62 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 526 of the Madani Mushaf.

53:8
ثُمَّدَنَافَتَدَلَّىٰ٨
thumma danā fatadallā

Then he approached and descended(8)

Word by word

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. دَنَاdanāhe approached
  3. فَتَدَلَّىٰfatadallāand came down

Tafsir (commentary) of 53:8

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