Which Surah and Juz is Quran 25:5 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 25:5?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 25:5?

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

What topics does Quran 25:5 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Revelation, Justice, Prophethood, Spiritual Blindness.

Ayah 4

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ إِ...

25:5Al-Furqaan

Q: What does Quran 25:5 mean?

Quran 25:5 (Surah Al-Furqaan, Ayah 5) translates to: "And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon.""

Ayah 6

قُلْ أَنزَلَهُ ٱلَّذِى يَعْلَمُ ٱلسِّرَّ فِى ٱلسَّ...

وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ٱكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِىَ تُمْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةًۭ وَأَصِيلًۭا

Wa qaalooo asaateerul awwaleenak tatabahaa fahiya tumlaa 'alaihi bukratanw wa aseelaa

And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."

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25:5Ayah 177

9 ayahs in Al-Furqaan are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.

← Previous on The Quran & revelation25:4And those who disbelieve say, "This [Qur'an] is not except a falsehood he invented,Next on The Quran & revelation →25:6Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed by He who knows [every] secret within the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He is ever Forgiving and Merciful."

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And they say that it the Qur’ān is also ‘Fables their lies asātir is the plural of ustūra of the ancients which he has had written down that he has had someone from among those people copy it down for him so that they are read to him for him to memorise morning and evening’. God exalted be He responds to them saying

The Messenger of Allah recited: And recite the Qur'an during the Fajr. Verily, the recitation of the Qur'an during Fajr is ever witnessed." He said: "It is witnessed by the angels of the night and the day."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3011Narrated Anas:Hasan

that the Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Bakr, and 'Umar - and I think he said - and 'Uthman would recite: "Maaliki Yawmid-Din (1:4).'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i #958It was narrated from Ibn Abbas that:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite: The revelation of the Book and; 'Has there not been over man.' in Subh prayer on Friday.

Sunan Abu Dawud #3651Al-Walid said :Sahih

I asked Abu `Amr: What are they writing? He said: The sermon which he heard that day.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5443It was narrated from 'Uqbah bin 'Amir that :Sahih

He asked the Messenger of Allah recited them when he led us in Salah Al-Ghadah (As-Subh)."