What does Quran 26:169 mean?

Quran 26:169 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 169) translates to: "My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:169 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 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

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: Prophet Lut, Moral Corruption, Divine Warning, Rejection of Prophets, Righteousness.

رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

Rabbi najjjinee wa ahlee mimmmaa ya'maloon

My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."

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

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8 ayahs in Ash-Shu'araa are strongly about dua. This is one of them.

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My Lord deliver me and my family from what they do’ that is from the punishment for it.

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