The Holy Quran 53:49 — Surah An-Najm

Arabic text

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ

Translation

He is the Rabb of Sirius. (The star Sirius is also known as the Dog Star. It is the brightest star in the sky and can be seen from almost every part of the earth.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Allah is also the Lord of the star Sirius: شِعْرٰی (ash-Shi'ra, Sirius) is a very large star which some Arabs used to worship, believing that it had a very great influence on the affairs of the world. Here it is made known that the Lord of Sirius too is Allah. All the changes and turns of the world are in the hand of His power.

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