What does Quran 21:11 mean?

Quran 21:11 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 11) translates to: "And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 21:11 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), the 21th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 17.

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: Divine Punishment, Divine Justice, Historical Nations, Ethics of Intention.

وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍۢ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةًۭ وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

Wa kam qasamnaa min qaryatin kannat zaalimatanw wa anshadnaa ba'dahaa qawman aakhareen

And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people.

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Lessons from past peoples

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41 ayahs in Al-Anbiyaa are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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And how many did We destroy of towns — meaning its inhabitants — that had been wrongdoing disbelieving and brought forth another people after it!

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