What does Quran 19:53 mean?

Quran 19:53 (Surah Maryam, Ayah 53) translates to: "And We gave him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 19:53 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 19:53?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 19:53?

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

What topics does Quran 19:53 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Harun, Prophethood, Historical Figures, Prophets, Divine Support.

Ayah 52

وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ وَ...

19:53Maryam

Ayah 54

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ ك...

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ نَبِيًّۭا

Wa wahabnaa lahoo mir rahmatinaaa akhaahu Haaroona Nabiyyaa

And We gave him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet.

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8 ayahs in Maryam are strongly about mercy and forgiveness. This is one of them.

← Previous on Mercy & forgiveness19:50And We gave them of Our mercy, and we made for them a reputation of high honor.Next on Mercy & forgiveness →19:61[Therein are] gardens of perpetual residence which the Most Merciful has promised His servants in the unseen. Indeed, His promise has ever been coming.

Tafsir

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

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And We gave him out of Our mercy Our grace his brother Aaron Hārūn either a substitution for akhāhu ‘his brother’ or an explicative supplement thereof likewise a prophet nabiyyan a circumstantial qualifier constituting the import of the ‘gift’ to Moses which was in response to his Moses’s request that He God send forth his brother with him; he Aaron was older in years than him.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) talked to his companions about his Night Journey to the Heavens. When he reached the fifth Heaven, he met Aaron. (Gabriel said to the Prophet), "This is Aaron." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Gabriel greeted and so did I, and he returned the greeting saying, 'Welcome, O Pious Brother and Pious Prophet."

Sahih al-Bukhari #2207Narrated Anas:Sahih

`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came to us and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) established a bond of brotherhood between him and Sa`d bin Rabi`a.

Sahih al-Bukhari #4066Abu Sa`id and Abu Huraira said:Sahih

"The Prophet (ﷺ) made the brother of Bani Adi from the Ansar as the ruler of Khaibar.