Which Surah and Juz is Quran 20:16 from?

This ayah is from Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), the 20th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 20:16?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 20:16?

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

Ayah 15

إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُ...

20:16Taa-Haa

Q: What does Quran 20:16 mean?

Quran 20:16 (Surah Taa-Haa, Ayah 16) translates to: "So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish."

Q: What topics does Quran 20:16 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Disbelief, Prophethood, Divine Warning, Spiritual Perseverance, Prophet Musa.

Ayah 17

وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ...

فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ

Falaa yasuddannnaka 'anhaa mal laa yu'minu bihaa wattaba'a hawaahu fatardaa

So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish.

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So do not let him bar you distract you from it that is from believing in it who believes not in it but follows his own whim in denying the truth of it lest you perish that is lest you be ruined if you are barred from remembering it.

Do not turn unbelievers after me ; one of you may strike the neck of the other.

Sahih Muslim #129It is narrated on the authority of Jarir b. 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) asked him on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage to make the people silent and then said:Sahih

Do not return to unbelief after me by striking the necks of one another.

Sunan Ibn Majah #689It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“When anyone of you is performing prayer, he should not let anyone pass in front of him. If he insists then let him fight him, for he has a Qarin (devil-companion) with him.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #1824It was narrated from Abu Ubaid the freed slave of 'Abdur-Rahman bin Awf that he heard Abu Huraidah say:Sahih

'None of you should wish for death. Either he is a doer of good, so if he lives he will do more good or he is a doer of evil but perhaps he will give up his evil ways."'

Sahih Muslim #1032'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

When any one of you prays, he should not allow anyone to pass before him, and if he refuses, he should be then forcibly resisted, for there is a devil with him.