What does Quran 21:64 mean?

Quran 21:64 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 64) translates to: "So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 21:64 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 21:64?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 21:64?

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

What topics does Quran 21:64 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Wrongdoing, Accountability, Idolatry, Prophet Ibrahim, Justice.

Ayah 63

قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَسْـَٔلُو...

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Ayah 65

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ...

فَرَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ

Faraja'ooo ilaaa anfusihim faqaalooo innakum antumuz zaalimoon

So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."

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

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples21:63He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."Next on Lessons from past peoples →21:65Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"

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So they turned thinking to themselves in reflection and they said to themselves ‘Truly it is you who are the evildoers’ for worshipping that which cannot speak.

"(The burden of) what is said by the two who vilify each other is upon the one who initiated it, as long as the one who was wronged does not transgress."

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