The name of Sura 53

Numbers, as we know them today, did not exist when the Holy Qur’an was revealed more than 1400 years ago. Instead, a standard Gematrical system had been implemented for different languages such as Arabic, Greek, etc. In this system, each letter of the alphabet is assigned a unique value. The system is called “Abjad numerals” for Arabic. For example, the Arabic letter “A” has a value of 1 and letter “D” has a value of 4. Below, please see the standard table of Arabic Gematrical values.

Remember that the suras were named by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) more than 1400 years ago.  Sura 53 is called “the Star” ( ٱلنَّجْمِ ).  In addition to describing some details of the Night Journey, it also mentions the star "Sirius" in Verse 49.  The Sirius system is a binary star system consisting of two components: Sirius A and Sirius B.  Being the first 'white dwarf' ever, Sirius B was discovered in 1862 CE. Let's find its Gematrical value of its name ( ٱلنَّجْمِ ).

(1+30+50+3+40) = 124   which is   2 x 62  but what do the factors represent?  The name of the Sura is hinting that there are two stars and the total verses of the sura is 62!