Which Surah and Juz is Quran 13:36 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder), the 13th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 13.

What tafsir is available for Quran 13:36?

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

What topics does Quran 13:36 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, People of the Book, Tawhid, Divine Revelation, Sin.

Ayah 35

۞ مَّثَلُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِى وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ...

13:36Ar-Ra'd

Q: What does Quran 13:36 mean?

Quran 13:36 (Surah Ar-Ra'd, Ayah 36) translates to: "And [the believers among] those to whom We have given the [previous] Scripture rejoice at what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], but among the [opposing] factions are those who deny part of it. Say, "I have only been commanded to worship Allah and not associate [anything] with Him. To Him I invite, and to Him is my return.""

Ayah 37

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّۭا ۚ وَل...

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ مَن يُنكِرُ بَعْضَهُۥ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَلَآ أُشْرِكَ بِهِۦٓ ۚ إِلَيْهِ أَدْعُوا۟ وَإِلَيْهِ مَـَٔابِ

Wallazeena aatainaa humul Kitaaba yafrahoona bimaa unzila ilaika wa minal Ahzaabi mai yunkiru ba'dah; qul innamaa umirtu an a'budal laaha wa laaa ushrika bih; ilaihi ad'oo wa ilaihi maab

And [the believers among] those to whom We have given the [previous] Scripture rejoice at what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], but among the [opposing] factions are those who deny part of it. Say, "I have only been commanded to worship Allah and not associate [anything] with Him. To Him I invite, and to Him is my return."

Themes in this ayah

Explore in Habl →

Oneness of Allah99 The Quran & revelation98 The Prophet ﷺ61 Qualities of the believers58

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

15 other themes with weak connections

Labeled by AI and people · How this works

Follow this theme through Ar-Ra'dFollow this theme

13:36Ayah 143

5 ayahs in Ar-Ra'd are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

← Previous on Oneness of Allah13:33Then is He who is a maintainer of every soul, [knowing] what it has earned, [like any other]? But to Allah they have attributed partners. Say, "Name them.

Tafsir

Scholars offer complementary perspectives

View Full Tafsir: Al-Jalalayn on 13:36→

And those to whom We have given the Scripture such as ‘Abd Allāh b. Salām and others from among the believing Jews rejoice in that which has been revealed to you because of its according with what they have with them of revelation; and among the factions that aligned themselves against you in enmity from among the idolaters and the Jews are those who reject some of it such as the mention of the ‘Compassionate One’ al-Rahmān and all that is other than the stories related therein. Say ‘I have been commanded — in that which has been revealed to me — only to worship God and not to associate anything with Him. To Him I call and to Him shall be my return’.

Related Ayahs

Loading related ayahs…

13:36Ar-Ra'd

Themes in this ayah

Follow this theme through Ar-Ra'dFollow this theme

Tafsir

Related Topics

Related Ayahs

About Quran 13:36