What does Quran 21:12 mean?

Quran 21:12 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 12) translates to: "And when its inhabitants perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 21:12 from?

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

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: Divine Punishment, Divine Justice, Ethics of Intention.

فَلَمَّآ أَحَسُّوا۟ بَأْسَنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ

Falammaaa ahassoo baasanaaa izaaa hum minhaa yarkudoon

And when its inhabitants perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.

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3 other themes with weak connections

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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 when they felt Our might when the inhabitants of the town sensed destruction to be near behold they ran away from it they flee hastily therefrom.

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