Which Surah and Juz is Quran 10:78 from?

This ayah is from Surah Yunus (Jonas), the 10th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 11.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 10:78?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 10:78?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 10:78 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Pharaoh, Prophethood, Disbelief, Arrogance, Prophet Musa.

Ayah 77

قَالَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَتَقُولُونَ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَ...

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Q: What does Quran 10:78 mean?

Quran 10:78 (Surah Yunus, Ayah 78) translates to: "They said, "Have you come to us to turn us away from that upon which we found our fathers and so that you two may have grandeur in the land? And we are not believers in you.""

Ayah 79

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱئْتُونِى بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِي...

قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَا وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

Qaaloo aji'tanaa litalfitanaa 'ammaa wajadnaa 'alaihi aabaaa'anaa wa takoona lakumal kibriyaaa'u fil ardi wa maa nahnu lakumaa bimu' mineen

They said, "Have you come to us to turn us away from that upon which we found our fathers and so that you two may have grandeur in the land? And we are not believers in you."

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Lessons from past peoples

10:78Ayah 1109

21 ayahs in Yunus are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples10:77Moses said, "Do you say [thus] about the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? But magicians will not succeed."Next on Lessons from past peoples →10:79And Pharaoh said, "Bring to me every learned magician."

Tafsir

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They said ‘Have you come to us to divert us to turn us away from what we found our fathers following and that yours both might be the greatness the kingship in the land the land of Egypt? We will not believe you two’.

“I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with a delegation from Kindah, and they thought that I was the best of them. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) are you not from among us?' He said: 'We are the tribe of Banu Nadr bin Kinanah, and we do not attribute ourselves to our mother and we do not deny our forefathers.'”He said: “Ash'ath bin Qais used to say: 'If any man is brought to me who suggests that a man from Quraish does not belong to Nadr bin Kinanah, I would carry out the legal punishment (for slander) on him.'”

Sunan Ibn Majah #2199It was narrated that Rafi` bin khadij said:Da'if

We used to give land in return for food at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and some of my paternal uncles came to them and said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever has land, he should not rent it out for a set amount of food.”

Sahih al-Bukhari #5958Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab:Sahih

That when his grandfather, Hazn visited the Prophet (ﷺ) the Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), "What is your name?" He said, "My name is Hazn." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, " But you are Sahl." He said, "I will not change my name with which my father named me." Ibn Al-Musaiyab added: So we have had roughness (in character) ever since.