53:1An-Najm
Juz 27 · Page 526وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
How to read it
wa nnaj'mi 'idhā hawā
By the Star when it goes down,-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
wa nnaj'mi 'idhā hawā
By the Star when it goes down,-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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By the star as it goes down.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever noticed the stars shifting during the night?"
Watch the BBC video Why Do Stars Move Across The Sky?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What oath opens this surah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah swear by a star?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Najm is surah 53, and it has sixty-two ayat. The surah is named after an-najm, the star (ayah 1). The key word hawa means it goes down or sets. As Earth spins, stars rise and set in a regular path. Allah swears by a star to draw our attention to what comes next.
Fact: Which star seems to stay still in the northern sky?
Ages 5–8: Star map. Draw the stars you can see from your window tonight.
Ages 9–12: Star path. Draw the path a star takes across the sky from evening to morning.
Finish with: "I found that the star that stays still is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will step outside after maghrib and count five stars."
Action: Step outside after maghrib and count five stars.
