What does Quran 26:226 mean?

Quran 26:226 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 226) translates to: "And that they say what they do not do? -"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:226 from?

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

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: Hypocrisy, Divine Revelation, Truthfulness, Satanic Influence.

وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ

Wa annahum yaqooloona ma laa yaf'aloon

And that they say what they do not do? -

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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Justice & honesty

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12 ayahs in Ash-Shu'araa are strongly about justice and honesty. This is one of them.

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and that they say we do what they do not do? in other words that they lie.

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