What does Quran 21:59 mean?

Quran 21:59 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 59) translates to: "They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 21:59 from?

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

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Abu Dawud.

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: Idolatry, Prophets, Prophet Ibrahim, Justice, Social Conflict.

قَالُوا۟ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Qaaloo man fa'ala haazaa bi aalihatinaaa innahoo laminaz zaalimeen

They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."

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

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.

Scholars offer complementary perspectives

They said upon returning and seeing what had been done ‘Who has done this to our gods? Truly he is an evildoer’ in this regard.

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