Which Surah and Juz is Quran 11:70 from?

This ayah is from Surah Hud (Hud), the 11th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 12.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 11:70?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 11:70?

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

What topics does Quran 11:70 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Ibrahim, Divine Revelation, Story of Adam and Iblis, Prophet Lut.

Ayah 69

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ بِٱلْبُشْر...

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Q: What does Quran 11:70 mean?

Quran 11:70 (Surah Hud, Ayah 70) translates to: "But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot.""

Ayah 71

وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ قَآئِمَةٌۭ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَٰه...

فَلَمَّا رَءَآ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةًۭ ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍۢ

Falammaa ra aaa aidiyahum laa tasilu ilaihi nakirahum wa awjasa minhum kheefah; qaaloo la takhaf innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmi Loot

But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot."

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48 ayahs in Hud are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples11:69And certainly did Our messengers come to Abraham with good tidings; they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace," and did not delay in bringing [them] a roasted calf.Next on Lessons from past peoples →11:71And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob.

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And when he saw their hands not reaching to it he was suspicious of them and conceived he kept secret in himself a fear of them. They said ‘Fear not. Lo! we have been sent to the people of Lot’ to destroy them.

When the people of the Yemen came, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The people of the Yemen have come to you and they are first to shake hands.

Sahih Muslim #5851Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was the sublimest among people (in character) and the most generous amongst them and he was the bravest of men. One night the people of Medina felt disturbed and set forth in the direction of a sound when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) met them on his way back as he had gone towards that sound ahead of them. He was on the horse of Abu Talha which had no saddle over it, and a sword was slung round his neck, and he was saying:Sahih

There was nothing to be afraid of, and he also said: We found it (this horse) like a torrent of water (indicating its swift-footedness), whereas the horse had been slow before that time.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2799Narrated Qatadah:Sahih

that he asked Anas bin Malik: "Did the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) use to shake each other's hand?" He said, "Yes."