Which Surah and Juz is Quran 11:71 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 11:71?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 11:71?

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

Ayah 70

فَلَمَّا رَءَآ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَ...

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Q: What does Quran 11:71 mean?

Quran 11:71 (Surah Hud, Ayah 71) translates to: "And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob."

Q: What topics does Quran 11:71 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Ishaq, Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Yaqub, Divine Promise, Historical Prophetic Narratives.

Ayah 72

قَالَتْ يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ ءَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا۠ عَجُوزٌۭ ...

وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ قَآئِمَةٌۭ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَٰهَا بِإِسْحَٰقَ وَمِن وَرَآءِ إِسْحَٰقَ يَعْقُوبَ

Wamra atuhoo qaaa'imatun fadahikat fabashsharnaahaa bi Ishaaqa wa minw waraaa'i Ishaaqa Ya'qoob

And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob.

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Lessons from past peoples

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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 peoples11:70But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not.Next on Lessons from past peoples →11:74And when the fright had left Abraham and the good tidings had reached him, he began to argue with Us concerning the people of Lot.

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And his wife that is Abraham’s wife Sarah standing by serving them laughed at the good tiding of their destruction; and so We gave her the good tiding of Isaac and after Isaac of Jacob his son whom she would live to see.

that he married a woman from Banu Jusham, and they said: “May you live in harmony and have many sons.” He said: “Do not say that, rather say what the Messenger of Allah said: 'Allahumma barik lahum wa barik `alaihim (O Allah, bless them and bestow blessings upon them).' ”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #636Amr bin Al-Harith, the nephew of Zainab, the wife of Abdullah, narrated that :Hasan

Zainab, the wife of Abdullah narrated similarly from the Prophet.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3377It was narrated that Al-Hasan said:Sahih

"Aqil bin Abi Talib married a woman from Banu Jusham, and it was said to him: 'May you live in harmony and have many sons.' He said: 'Say what the Messenger of Allah said: Barak Allahu fikum, wa baraka lakum. (May Allah bless you and bestow blessings upon you.)'"

Sunan Abu Dawud #3546Narrated Jabir:Sahih

Bashir's wife said (to her husband): Give my son your slave, and call the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as witness for me. So he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: The daughter of so-and-so has asked me to give her som my slave and said to me: Call the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as witness for her. He asked: Has he brothers? He replied: Yes. He again asked: Has he given them all the same as you have given him? He replied: No. He said: This is not good, and I will be a witness to what it right.

Sunan Abu Dawud #2280Sahih Mauquf

This tradition has been narrated by ‘Abd Al Rahman bin Abi Laila through a different chain of narrators. This version has “He decided that she would be given to Ja’far and said “Her maternal aunt is with him(i.e., his wife).