What does Quran 26:198 mean?

Quran 26:198 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 198) translates to: "And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:198 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 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Universal Message, Prophethood, Children of Israel, Divine Covenant, Divine Revelation.

وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ

Wa law nazzalnaahu 'alaa ba'dil a'jameen

And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners

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

4 other themes with weak connections

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The Quran & revelation

26:198Ayah 1227

12 ayahs in Ash-Shu'araa are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.

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For had We revealed it to some non-Arabs a‘jamūn is the plural of a‘jam

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