Which Surah and Juz is Quran 2:37 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), the 2th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 1.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 2:37?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 2:37?

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

What topics does Quran 2:37 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Repentance, Prophet Adam, Ar-Raheem, Divine Mercy, Forgiveness.

Ayah 36

فَأَزَلَّهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْرَجَهُمَ...

2:37Al-Baqara

Q: What does Quran 2:37 mean?

Quran 2:37 (Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 37) translates to: "Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful."

Ayah 38

قُلْنَا ٱهْبِطُوا۟ مِنْهَا جَمِيعًۭا ۖ فَإِمَّا يَ...

فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍۢ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Fatalaqqaaa Aadamu mir Rabbihee Kalimaatin fataaba 'alayh; innahoo Huwat Tawwaabur Raheem

Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

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8 ayahs in Al-Baqara are strongly about repentance. This is one of them.

Next on Repentance →2:54And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship].

Tafsir

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

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Thereafter Adam received certain words from his Lord with which He inspired him a variant reading of Ādamu has accusative Ādama and nominative kalimātu meaning they the words came to him and these were those of the verse Lord we have wronged ourselves Q. 723 with which he supplicated and He relented to him that is He accepted his repentance; truly He is the Relenting to His servants the Merciful to them.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If Adam's son had a valley full of gold, he would like to have two valleys, for nothing fills his mouth except dust. And Allah forgives him who repents to Him."

Sunan Ibn Majah #1127Da'if

It was narrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Ka’b bin Malik that his father said that when Allah accepted his repentance, he fell down prostrate.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3991It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Allah accepts the repentance of His slave so long as the death rattle has not yet reached his throat.”

Sunan Ibn Majah #3973It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“If the son of Adam had two valleys of wealth, he would love to have a third along with them. Nothing could satisfy him except dust. And Allah accepts the repentance of the one who repents.”

Sunan Ibn Majah #3989It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Hasan

“Every son of Adam commits sin, and the best of those who commit sin are those who repent.’”