What does Quran 2:52 mean?

Quran 2:52 (Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 52) translates to: "Then We forgave you after that so perhaps you would be grateful."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 2:52 from?

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

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Forgiveness, Gratitude, Repentance, Prophet Moses, Accountability.

ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Summa 'afawnaa 'ankum mim ba'di zaalika la'allakum tashkuroon

Then We forgave you after that so perhaps you would be grateful.

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2:52Ayah 1286

25 ayahs in Al-Baqara are strongly about mercy and forgiveness. This is one of them.

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Then We pardoned you erasing your sins after that act of worship so that you might be thankful for Our favour upon you.

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