What does Quran 25:1 mean?

Quran 25:1 (Surah Al-Furqaan, Ayah 1) translates to: "Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner -"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 25:1 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Furqaan (The Criterion), the 25th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 18.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 25:1?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 25:1?

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

What topics does Quran 25:1 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Revelation, Prophethood, Tawhid, Warning, Spiritual Seclusion.

25:1Al-Furqaan

Ayah 2

ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَل...

تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ نَذِيرًا

Tabaarakal lazee nazzalal Furqaana 'alaa 'abdihee li yakoona lil'aalameena nazeera

Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner -

Themes in this ayah

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25:1Ayah 177

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Tafsir

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

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Blessed exalted is He Who revealed the Criterion al-furqān the Qur’ān — called thus al-furqān because it has discriminated faraqa between truth and falsehood — to His servant Muhammad (s) that he may be to all the worlds to mankind and the jinn but not the angels a warner a threatening of God’s chastisement.

There is a blessing in the forelocks of the war horses.

Sahih al-Bukhari #2978Narrated Anas:Sahih

That when Abu Bakr became the Caliph, he sent him to Bahrain and wrote this letter for him, and stamped it with the Ring of the Prophet. Three lines were engraved on the Ring, (the word) 'Muhammad' was in a line, 'Apostle' was in another line, and 'Allah' in a third.