53.1 And/by the asterism, when he fell down.
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Jesus Holds the Seven Stars
والنجم إذا هوى
Waalnnajmi itha hawa
53.1 And/by the asterism, when he fell down.
Summary of 53.1:
• In Revelation, John describes his vision of Jesus, while being in the Spirit, or “pneuma”
• John tells us that he is spoken to by Jesus
• John sees Jesus holding Seven Stars in His right hand
• Upon seeing Jesus, John falls at His feet and worships Him
• Observe that in Revelation, John is rebuked twice for falling down and worshiping an angel; however, when he falls down and worships Jesus, there is no rebuking – thus demonstrating that Jesus is God Almighty and worthy of worship
• 53.1 begins with “waal”, which can be taken as swearing by a thing
• The juxtaposed “al” informs us that “it is also used to indicate something which has already been mentioned or a concept of which is in the mind of the writer or reader”
• Further, “al” has the signification of “anything which has a quality requiring it to be regarded as sacred, or inviolable; which has some right pertaining to it”
• Hence the material in this sura is not only very important, and sacred, but it relates to something that is already known
• 53.1 elaborates on what is already known and sacred, by affixing the noun “najmi”, which describes “an asterism, or constellation”
• An asterism or constellation is a small group or configuration of stars
• Thus, we have a Koranic correlation to a small group of sacred stars via the term “waalnnajmi”(which is used only this once in the Koran) to the Seven Stars held by Jesus in Revelation
• “Waalnnajmi” is the Seven Stars
• Revelation tells us that “the seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies”
• Juxtaposed to “waalnnajmi” is the indeclinable noun “itha”, which tell us of “one’s experiencing the occurrence of a thing when he is in a particular state”
• This relates to John’s vision of Jesus holding the Seven Stars, while he (John) is in the Spirit
• This Spirit state is a Koranic confirmation to the triune nature of the Biblical God
• 53.1 further confirms the Revelation account by utilization of the prefect tense, masculine, singular word “hawa”, which means “he fell down” – and refers to the falling down of John in worship to Jesus
• Surveying every occurrence of “hawa” and its derivatives, in the Koran, shows that it is always used in the context of “allah”, Lord, or Savior
• 53.1 refers to John worshiping at the feet of Jesus who holds the Seven Stars
