Which Surah and Juz is Quran 11:77 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 11:77?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 11:77?

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

What topics does Quran 11:77 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Lut, Prophet Lot, Compassion, Divine Punishment, Prophet Stories.

Ayah 76

يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ ق...

11:77Hud

Q: What does Quran 11:77 mean?

Quran 11:77 (Surah Hud, Ayah 77) translates to: "And when Our messengers, [the angels], came to Lot, he was anguished for them and felt for them great discomfort and said, "This is a trying day.""

Ayah 78

وَجَآءَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَمِن قَ...

وَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًۭا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًۭا وَقَالَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌۭ

Wa lammaa jaaa'at Rusulunaa Lootan seee'a bihim wa daaqa bihim zar'anw wa qaala haazaa yawmun 'aseeb

And when Our messengers, [the angels], came to Lot, he was anguished for them and felt for them great discomfort and said, "This is a trying day."

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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 peoples11:76[The angels said], "O Abraham, give up this [plea]. Indeed, the command of your Lord has come, and indeed,Next on Lessons from past peoples →11:78And his people came hastening to him, and before [this] they had been doing evil deeds. He said, "O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you.

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And when Our messengers came to Lot he was distressed he was grieved on their account and felt constrained in his power to protect them because they had handsome faces and were dressed as visiting guests and so he feared for them from his people and he said ‘This is a distressful a very difficult day’.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on (Prophet) Lot. (When his nation troubled him) he wished if he could betake himself to some powerful support; and if I were to remain in prison for the period Joseph had remained, I would surely respond to the call; and we shall have more right (to be in doubt) than Abraham: When Allah said to him, "Don't you believe?' Abraham said, 'Yes, (I do believe) but to be stronger in faith; (2.260)

Sahih al-Bukhari #3248Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Lot. He wanted to have a powerful support. If I were to stay in prison (for a period equal to) the stay of Joseph (prison) and then the offer of freedom came to me, then I would have accepted it." (See Hadith No. 591)

Sahih al-Bukhari #3236Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "May Allah forgive Lot: He wanted to have a powerful support."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1479Narrated Jabir:Sahih

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "What I fear most from my Ummah is the behavior of the people of Lut."