Which Surah and Juz is Quran 25:59 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Furqaan (The Criterion), the 25th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 25:59?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 25:59?

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

What topics does Quran 25:59 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Creation, Ar-Rahman, Al-Khabir, Divine Sovereignty, Divine Mercy.

Ayah 58

وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْحَىِّ ٱلَّذِى لَا يَمُوتُ وَس...

25:59Al-Furqaan

Q: What does Quran 25:59 mean?

Quran 25:59 (Surah Al-Furqaan, Ayah 59) translates to: "He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne - the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed."

Ayah 60

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ قَال...

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍۢ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ۚ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ فَسْـَٔلْ بِهِۦ خَبِيرًۭا

Allazee khalaqas samaawaati wal arda wa maa bainahumaa fee sittati aiyaamin summmmastawaa 'alal 'Arsh; ar Rahmaanu fas'al bihee khabeeraa

He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne - the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed.

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25:59Ayah 177

11 ayahs in Al-Furqaan are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

← Previous on Signs in creation25:54And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].Next on Signs in creation →25:61Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.

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He it is Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six days of the length of the days of this world since there was no sun at that point — had He willed He could have created them in an instant but His not having done so is because He will to teach His creatures to be circumspect — then presided upon the Throne al-‘arsh in the classical language is the seat on which a king sits the Compassionate One al-rahmānu substitutes for the subject of the verb istawā ‘presided’ a presiding befitting of Him; so ask O man about Him about the Compassionate One anyone who is well aware to inform you about His attributes!

Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, created the clay on Saturday and He created the mountains on Sunday and He created the trees on Monday and He created the things entailing labour on Tuesday and created light on Wednesday and He caused the animals to spread on Thursday and created Adam (peace be upon him) after 'Asr on Friday; the last creation at the last hour of the hours of Friday, i. e. between afternoon and night. This hadith is narrated through another chain of transmitters.

Sunan Ibn Majah #4261Waki' bin Hudus narrated that his paternal uncle Abu Razin said:Hasan

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, where was our Lord before He created His creation?' He said: He was above the clouds, below which was air, and above which was air and water. Then He created His Throne above the water.'"

Sahih Muslim #6806Salman reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

Verily, Allah created, on the same very day when He created the heavens and the earth, one hundred parts of mercy. Every part of mercy is coextensive with the space between the heavens. and the earth and He out of this mercy endowed one part to the earth and it is because of this that the mother shows affection to her child and even the beasts and birds show kindness to one another and when there would be the Day of Resurrection, Allah would make full (use of Mercy).

Sahih Muslim #6798Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

When Allah created the creation as He was upon the Throne, He put down in His Book: Verily, My mercy predominates My wrath.

Sahih Muslim #6584Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-'As reported:Sahih

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Allah ordained the measures (of quality) of the creation fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, as His Throne was upon water.