Which Surah and Juz is Quran 21:89 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 21:89?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 21:89?

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

What topics does Quran 21:89 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Zakariya, Prophet Zakariyya, Supplication, Hope, Miraculous Birth.

Ayah 88

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّ ...

21:89Al-Anbiyaa

Q: What does Quran 21:89 mean?

Quran 21:89 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 89) translates to: "And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors.""

Ayah 90

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَ...

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًۭا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

Wa Zakariyyaaa iz naadaa Rabbahoo Rabbi laa tazarnee fardanw wa Anta khairul waariseen

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors."

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Dua99 Lessons from past peoples93 Trust in Allah53

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2 ayahs in Al-Anbiyaa are strongly about dua. This is one of them.

Next on Dua →21:112[The Prophet] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."

Tafsir

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And mention Zachariah Zakariyyā is substituted by the following idh nādā rabbahu … when he cried out to his Lord saying ‘My Lord do not leave me without an heir without a son to inherit from me and You are the best of inheritors’ the One that endures after all of your creation has perished.

Zaid was: "The most knowledgeable of them concerning the rules of inheritance."

Sunan Ibn Majah #1884It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"Zakariyya was a carpenter."

Sahih Muslim #1245Sahih

Abu Zubair al-Makki reported that he had heard 'Abdullah b. Zubair uttering (the words) like that of the hadith (narrated above) at the end of the prayer after pronouncing salutation. He at the conclusion also said that he was making a mention of that from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

Sahih Muslim #3966Sahih

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zakariya with the same chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim #6006Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Zakariyya (peace be upon him) was a carpenter.