What does Quran 26:161 mean?

Quran 26:161 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 161) translates to: "When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:161 from?

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

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

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: Prophet Lut, Taqwa, Obedience to Allah, Prophethood, Divine Warning.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Iz qaala lahum akhoohum Lootun alaa tattaqoon

When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

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17 ayahs in Ash-Shu'araa are strongly about God-consciousness. This is one of them.

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