Meccan·Surah 53

النجم

Surah An-Najm — Ayah 20

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62 Ayahs·Verse 53:20
53:20

وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ

And Manat, the third - the other one?

Context in Surah An-Najm

Nearby ayahs help place verse 53:20 in sequence and meaning.

لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ

He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّـٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ

So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?

أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

Is the male for you and for Him the female?

تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ

That, then, is an unjust division.