An-Najm is the 53rd chapter of the Quran, with 62 verses. The surah opens with the oath of the Divine One swearing by every one of the stars, as they descend and disappear beneath the horizon, that Mu
Sura 53
The last line of An-Najm: "So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him]."
Al-Lat, also spelled Allat, Allatu, and Alilat, is a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess, at one time worshipped under various associations throughout the entire Arabian Peninsula, including Mecca, where she
An-Najm
…6-18 Description of the angelic visions vouchsafed to Muhammad 19-20 21-23 The revelation concerning Al Lát, Al Uzzah, and Manáh etc. 24-31 The vanity of trusting to the intercession of female deities…
Al-Lāt with a palm branch and her lion from the Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, first century AD, Damascus, Syria
Statue of al-Lat-Athena found in the temple of Al-Lat, Palmyra. Palmyra Archaeological Museum
2nd-century AD statue of al-Lat-Minerva from As-Suwayda, Syria. National Museum of Damascus