Which Surah and Juz is Quran 19:16 from?

This ayah is from Surah Maryam (Mary), the 19th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 19:16?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 19:16?

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

Ayah 15

وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ ...

19:16Maryam

Q: What does Quran 19:16 mean?

Quran 19:16 (Surah Maryam, Ayah 16) translates to: "And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east."

Q: What topics does Quran 19:16 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Maryam, Miraculous Birth, Historical Prophetic Narratives, Prophet Isa, Divine Power.

Ayah 17

فَٱتَّخَذَتْ مِن دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًۭا فَأَرْسَلْنَآ...

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَرْيَمَ إِذِ ٱنتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًۭا شَرْقِيًّۭا

Wazkur fil Kitaabi Marya; izin tabazat min ahlihaa makaanan shariqyyaa

And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.

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Lessons from past peoples

19:16Ayah 198

28 ayahs in Maryam are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples19:15And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive.Next on Lessons from past peoples →19:17And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.

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And mention in the Book in the Qur’ān Mary that is mention her tale when she withdrew from her family to an easterly place that is when she secluded herself in a place on the east side of her home.

The wives of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be Upon him) made a mention of the church which they had seen in Abyssinia which was called Marya, and the rest of the hadith is the same.

Sahih Muslim #1603'Abdullah b. Shaqiq reported:Sahih

I said to 'A'isha and she made a mention of that (recorded above) about the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

Sahih al-Bukhari #2976Narrated `Abdullah:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up and delivered a sermon, and pointing to `Aisha's house (i.e. eastwards), he said thrice, "Affliction (will appear from) here," and, "from where the side of the Satan's head comes out (i.e. from the East).

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3710Narrated 'Abdullah bin Salam:Sahih

"The description of Muhammad is written in the Tawrah, there is a place for a grave left in the house."

Sunan Abu Dawud #2008Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Tariq:Hasan Sahih

AbdurRahman reported on the authority of his mother: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed any place from the house of Ya'la,--the narrator Ubaydullah forgot its name--he faced the House (the Ka'bah) and supplicated.