What does Quran 21:85 mean?

Quran 21:85 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 85) translates to: "And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 21:85 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 21:85?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 21:85?

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

What topics does Quran 21:85 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophets, Prophet Ismail, Patience, Righteousness, Prophet Stories.

Ayah 84

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُر...

21:85Al-Anbiyaa

Ayah 86

وَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُمْ فِى رَحْمَتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ...

وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ كُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

Wa Ismaa'eela wa Idreesa wa Zal Kifli kullum minas saabireen

And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.

Themes in this ayah

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Tafsir

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And mention Ishmael and Idrīs and Dhū’l-Kifl — all were of the patient in maintaining obedience to God and staying away from acts of disobedience to Him.

Related Hadiths

Sahih Muslim #947Sahih

This hadith like one narrated by Hashalm has been narrated from Isma'il with the same chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim #6653Sahih

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Isma'il through other chains of narrators.

Sahih Muslim #7196Sahih

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Isma'il through other chains of transmitters with a slight variation of wording.

Sahih Muslim #4612Sahih

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Isma'il with the same chain of transmitters.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2350(another chain) from Abu 'Abdur-Rahman As-Sulami who narrated from 'Ali from the Prophet with similar narrations. [He said:Sahih

This narration is Hasan.] There are narration on this topic from Ibn 'Abbas, Abu Hurairah, Abu Shuraih and Wathilah bin Al-Asqa'.

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