What does Quran 20:91 mean?

Quran 20:91 (Surah Taa-Haa, Ayah 91) translates to: "They said, "We will never cease being devoted to the calf until Moses returns to us.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 20:91 from?

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

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah.

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: Prophet Musa, Idolatry, Sin, Prophethood, Children of Israel.

قَالُوا۟ لَن نَّبْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ عَٰكِفِينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ

Qaaloo lan nabraha 'alaihi 'aakifeena hattaa yarji'a ilainaa Moosaa

They said, "We will never cease being devoted to the calf until Moses returns to us."

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

4 other themes with weak connections

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43 ayahs in Taa-Haa are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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They said ‘We will not cease to cling to it persisting in worship of it until Moses returns to us’.

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