Meccan·Surah 53

النجم

Surah An-Najm — Ayah 11

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62 Ayahs·Verse 53:11
53:11

مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ

The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.

Context in Surah An-Najm

Nearby ayahs help place verse 53:11 in sequence and meaning.

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ

And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.

فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ

And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.

أَفَتُمَـٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

So will you dispute with him over what he saw?

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ

And he certainly saw him in another descent