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Chapter 53, The Setting Star (Al-Najm) · verses 1–18The setting of the stars is a symbol which hints at the stable and flawless system governing the revolution of stars.Chapter 53, The Setting Star (Al-Najm) · verses 19–25Al-Lat, al-‘Uzza and Manat were the deities of ancient Arabia.Chapter 53, The Setting Star (Al-Najm) · verses 26–30Making deities of stone and worshipping them, calling the angels ‘daughters of God,’ hoping to enter Paradise on the basis of recommendations—all these are non-serious beliefs.Chapter 53, The Setting Star (Al-Najm) · verses 31–32The universe with its extremely stable system makes manifest the fact that its Creator and Lord is extremely powerful.Chapter 53, The Setting Star (Al-Najm) · verses 33–42There are many who become inclined towards the Truth, but only to a certain extent.Chapter 53, The Setting Star (Al-Najm) · verses 43–49Every event in this world arises from supernatural causes and nobody but God is capable of causing them to occur.Chapter 53, The Setting Star (Al-Najm) · verses 50–55A nation makes superb progress and surpasses other nations.Chapter 53, The Setting Star (Al-Najm) · verses 56–62The history of the prophets as related in the Quran shows that the denial of Truth and its fatal result are as close to each other as two fingers of the same hand.