Which Surah and Juz is Quran 19:54 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 19:54?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 19:54?

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

What topics does Quran 19:54 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Ismail, Prophethood, Truthfulness, Patience, Prophets.

Ayah 53

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَٰرُون...

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Q: What does Quran 19:54 mean?

Quran 19:54 (Surah Maryam, Ayah 54) translates to: "And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet."

Ayah 55

وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُۥ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَ...

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صَادِقَ ٱلْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًۭا نَّبِيًّۭا

Wazkur fil Kitaabi ismaa'eel; innahoo kaana saadiqal wa'di wa kaana Rasoolan Nabiyyaa

And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.

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And mention in the Book Ishmael. Indeed he was true to his promise — he never promised anything which he did not fulfil; he once waited for three days for someone whom he had promised to meet; or it is said that he waited an entire year until that person finally returned to the place in which he Ishamel was supposed to have met the former; and he was a messenger to the tribe of Jurhum a prophet likewise.

“Mention was made of the mother of Ibrahim in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he said: 'Her son set her free.'”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #595(Another chain) from Hisham bin Urwah, from his father:Sahih

"That the Prophet ordered." And he mentioned similarly.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #596(Another chain) from Hisham from Urwah, from his father:Hasan

"That the Prophet ordered." And he mentioned similarly.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2275Abu Umayyah Ad-Damri narrated:

That he came to Prophet, and he mentioned something similar.

Sahih al-Bukhari #1334Narrated Al-Bara':Sahih

When Ibrahim (the son of Prophet) expired, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There is a wet-nurse for him in Paradise."