Which Surah and Juz is Quran 16:127 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), the 16th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 14.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 16:127?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 16:127?

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

What topics does Quran 16:127 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Patience, Trust in Allah (Tawakkul), Divine Support.

Ayah 126

وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِ...

16:127An-Nahl

Q: What does Quran 16:127 mean?

Quran 16:127 (Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 127) translates to: "And be patient, [O Muhammad], and your patience is not but through Allah. And do not grieve over them and do not be in distress over what they conspire."

Ayah 128

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوا۟ وَّٱلَّذِين...

وَٱصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُ فِى ضَيْقٍۢ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ

Wasbir wa maa sabruka illaa billaah; wa laa tahzan 'alaihim wa laa taku fee daiqim mimmaa yamkuroon

And be patient, [O Muhammad], and your patience is not but through Allah. And do not grieve over them and do not be in distress over what they conspire.

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6 ayahs in An-Nahl are strongly about patience. This is one of them.

← Previous on Patience16:126And if you punish [an enemy, O believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed. But if you are patient

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So be patient and your patience is only by the help of God only by His assistance. And do not grieve for them that is for the disbelievers if they do not believe despite your eagerness that they believe nor be in distress because of that which they scheme in other words do not be concerned with their scheming for I God will make victorious over them.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None is more patient than Allah against the harmful and annoying words He hears (from the people): They ascribe children to Him, yet He bestows upon them health and provision .

Sahih al-Bukhari #5867Narrated Abu Musa:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: None is more patient than Allah against the harmful saying. He hears from the people they ascribe children to Him, yet He gives them health and (supplies them with) provision."

Sahih al-Bukhari #2903Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not wish to meet the enemy, but when you meet face) the enemy, be patient."

Sunan Abu Dawud #3125Narrated Anas:Da'if

The Prophet (ﷺ) came upon a woman who was weeping for her child. He said to her: Fear Allah and have patience. She said: What have you to do with my calamity ? She was then told that he was the Prophet (ﷺ). She, therefore, came to him. She did not find doorkeepers at his gate. She said: I did not recognize you, Messenger of Allah. He said: Endurance is shown only at a first blow.

Sahih al-Bukhari #2718Narrated Salim Abu-An-Nadr:Sahih

`Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa wrote and I read what he wrote that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When you face them ( i.e. your enemy) then be patient."