Which Surah and Juz is Quran 16:18 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 16:18?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 16:18?

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

What topics does Quran 16:18 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Blessings of Allah, Ar-Raheem, Al-Ghafur, Forgiveness.

Ayah 17

أَفَمَن يَخْلُقُ كَمَن لَّا يَخْلُقُ ۗ أَفَلَا تَذ...

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Q: What does Quran 16:18 mean?

Quran 16:18 (Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 18) translates to: "And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

Ayah 19

وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُون...

وَإِن تَعُدُّوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ

Wa in ta'uddoo ni'matal laahi laa tuhsoohaa; innal laaha la Ghafoorur Raheem

And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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Gratitude

16:18Ayah 1128

11 ayahs in An-Nahl are strongly about gratitude. This is one of them.

← Previous on Gratitude16:14And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments which you wear.Next on Gratitude →16:54Then when He removes the adversity from you, at once a party of you associates others with their Lord

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And if you were to count God’s grace you could never reckon it number it precisely let alone be able to give thanks for it. Indeed God is Forgiving Merciful since He bestows graces upon you despite your shortcomings and your acts of disobedience.

"Do not count what you give, otherwise Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will count what He gives to you."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3592Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet said:Sahih

“Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine Names, whoever counts them shall enter Paradise.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3590Abu Hurairah narrated the the Prophet said:Da'if

“Indeed Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred less one, whoever counts them shall enter Paradise.”

Sahih al-Bukhari #7110Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count something means to know it by heart.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3596It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that :Sahih

the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred less one. Whoever counts them will enter Paradise."