Which Surah and Juz is Quran 21:35 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 21:35?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 21:35?

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

What topics does Quran 21:35 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Death, Divine Testing, Return to Allah, Day of Judgment, Accountability.

Ayah 34

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِكَ ٱلْخُلْدَ ...

21:35Al-Anbiyaa

Q: What does Quran 21:35 mean?

Quran 21:35 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 35) translates to: "Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned."

Ayah 36

وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَتَّخِذُ...

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةًۭ ۖ وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

Kullu nafsin zaaa'iqatul mawt; wa nablookum bishsharri walkhairi fitnatanw wa ilainaa turja'oon

Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.

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Tafsir

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Every soul shall taste death in this world and We will try you We will test you with ill and good such as poverty and wealth sickness and health as an ordeal fitnatan an object denoting reason in other words for the purpose of seeing whether you will be patient and give thanks or not. And then unto Us you shall be brought back that We may requite you.

“You will be picked over just as (good) dates are selected (separated) from its bad ones. So the best of you will be taken and the worst of you will be left, so die if you can.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2070It was narrated from Aishah that:Sahih

the Prophet used to seek refuge with Allah from the torment of the grave and the trial of the Dajjal, and he said: "You will be tested in your graves."