Which Surah and Juz is Quran 21:58 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 21:58?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 21:58?

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

What topics does Quran 21:58 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Ibrahim, Al-Kabir, Historical Events, Idolatry, Tawhid.

Ayah 57

وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَٰمَكُم بَعْدَ أَن ت...

21:58Al-Anbiyaa

Q: What does Quran 21:58 mean?

Quran 21:58 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 58) translates to: "So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question]."

Ayah 59

قَالُوا۟ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُ...

فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًۭا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ

Faja'alahum juzaazan illaa kabeeral lahum la'allahum ilaihi yarji'oon

So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].

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21:58Ayah 1112

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

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples21:52When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"Next on Lessons from past peoples →21:59They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."

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And so after they had set off to a gathering of theirs on one of their festival days he reduced them to fragments read judhādhan or jidhādhan meaning ‘pieces’ smashing them with a hatchet all except the principal one among them around whose neck he hung the hatchet that they might return to it that is to the principal one and see what he had done to the others.

"What remains of it?" She said: "Nothing remains of it except its shoulder." He said: "All of it remains except its shoulder."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5573It was narrated that Abu Idris said:Sahih

"I saw Anas bin Malik when some Busr which had extra bits were brought to him, and he started to cut them off."

Sunan Abu Dawud #2807Narrated Qatadah:Sahih

I asked Sa'id b. al-Musayyab: What is meant by animal with a slit ear and broken horn ? He replied: Half and more than half.

Sunan Abu Dawud #5003‘Uthman b. Abu 'Atikah said :Sahih

The only reason why he asked whether the whole of him should come in was because of the smallness of the tent