What does Quran 21:65 mean?

Quran 21:65 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 65) translates to: "Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 21:65 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 21:65?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 21:65?

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

What topics does Quran 21:65 relate to?

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

Ayah 64

فَرَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ...

21:65Al-Anbiyaa

Ayah 66

قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَ...

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ

Summa nukisoo 'alaa ru'oosihim laqad 'alimta maa haaa'ulaaa'i yantiqoon

Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"

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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 peoples21:64So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."Next on Lessons from past peoples →21:68They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."

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Then they were turned by God on their heads that is to say they were made to return to their disbelief and said ‘By God you are certainly aware that these idols cannot speak’ in other words how can you thus command us to question them?

‘Go back to such-and-such narration‘. Then , we abandoned listening to Ḥadīth from them’.

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