What does Quran 26:16 mean?

Quran 26:16 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 16) translates to: "Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:16 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 Sahih Muslim.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Firaun, Prophetic Mission, Divine Command, Prophet Musa, Tawhid.

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Faatiyaa Fir'awna faqoolaaa innaa Rasoolu Rabbil 'aalameen

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,

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Lessons from past peoples

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

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So the two of you approach Pharaoh and say “Indeed We are — indeed each of the two of us is the Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds to you

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