What does Quran 26:149 mean?

Quran 26:149 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 149) translates to: "And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:149 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), the 26th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Creation, Blessings of Allah, Provision and Sustenance, Divine Favor, Prophet Salih.

وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًۭا فَٰرِهِينَ

Wa tanhitoona minal jibaali buyootan faariheen

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

5 other themes with weak connections

Labeled by AI and people · How this works

Lessons from past peoples

26:149Ayah 1227

56 ayahs in Ash-Shu'araa are strongly about lessons from past peoples.

Scholars offer complementary perspectives

And you hew dwellings out of the mountains arrogantly a variant reading of farihīna ‘arrogant’ has fārihīn ‘skilfully’.

Loading related ayahs…