Yazan Al Arab came close to opening the scoring for Al Jazeera early on. The defender rose highest to head home the out-swinging cross from the corner-kick, only for goalkeeper Ahmed Rasool to tip it behind with a fine reflex save.
Rasool was put to the test again after Ahmed Abdulla’s headed clearance landed at the feet of Noor Al Rawabdeh and the Jordanian international aimed for the top corner. The Al Najma goalkeeper produced a quality save to keep the ball out.
The visitors responded through Hasan Al Shaikh whose curled effort from 25 yards out was destined for the back of the net, but Al Jazeera's goalkeeper Ahmad Abdelsattar made a flying save to deny the Bahrainis the lead at the quarter-hour mark.
Mohammad Tannous played a perfectly weighted lobbed pass into the path of Mahmoud Za'tara who took it first-time on the half-volley, but his effort from a narrow angle was rescued by the goalkeeper with just eight minutes until the break.
Al Jazeera finally broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute. Mohannad Al Souliman was first to the loose ball after a poor defensive clearance, intercepting and finding Tannous who controlled with his left and rifled with his right into the far corner of Al Najma’s net.
Eight minutes later, Al Souliman turned scorer, doubling Al Jazeera’s lead. Two Al Najma defenders failed to clear Al Arab’s cross and Al Souliman was in the right place to stab home from point-blank.
As the second half drew to a close, Al Jazeera put the match to bed with a third goal in the final minute.
Za’tara took advantage of a defensive mix-up after a Mahmoud Al Mardi cross, setting up Ahmed Saleh with a cute backheeled pass. The Al Jazeera skipper fired with his left into the top corner to seal the victory.
The result means Al Jazeera are yet to taste defeat this campaign as they close in on a second successive appearance in the West Zone Semi-Finals. Al Najma, meanwhile, are officially eliminated as their tally freezes at four points with one match to go.
