Which Surah and Juz is Quran 27:12 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Naml (The Ant), the 27th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 27:12?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 27:12?

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

What topics does Quran 27:12 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Firaun, Prophet Musa, Miracles, Pharaoh, Defiant Disobedience.

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إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًۢا بَعْدَ سُ...

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Q: What does Quran 27:12 mean?

Quran 27:12 (Surah An-Naml, Ayah 12) translates to: "And put your hand into the opening of your garment [at the breast]; it will come out white without disease. [These are] among the nine signs [you will take] to Pharaoh and his people. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient.""

Ayah 13

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةًۭ قَالُ...

وَأَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِى جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍۢ ۖ فِى تِسْعِ ءَايَٰتٍ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۭا فَٰسِقِينَ

Wa adkhil yadaka fee jaibika takhruj baidaaa'a min ghairisooo'in feetis'i Aayaatin ilaa Fir'awna wa qawmih; innahum kaanoo qawman faasiqeen

And put your hand into the opening of your garment [at the breast]; it will come out white without disease. [These are] among the nine signs [you will take] to Pharaoh and his people. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient."

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27:12Ayah 193

32 ayahs in An-Naml are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples27:10And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allah said], "O Moses,Next on Lessons from past peoples →27:13But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said, "This is obvious magic."

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And insert your hand into your bosom into the collar of your shirt and it will emerge not in its usual skin colour but white without any blemish any vestige of leprosy with a glare that dazzles the eyes as one sign among nine signs with which you shall be sent as God’s messenger to Pharaoh and his folk; indeed they are an immoral lot’.

"It is as if I can see the whiteness of the Prophet's ring on his left finger."

Sunan Ibn Majah #4020It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“You will come to me with radiant faces, hands and feet from the traces of ablution. This is the characteristic sign of my nation which does not belong to anyone else.”

Sunan Ibn Majah #3302It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“The best of your garments are the white ones, so wear them and shroud your dead in them.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2152Thawban narrated that the Prophet (S.A.W) said:Da'if

"When one of you suffers from fever - and indeed fever is a piece of the Fire - let him extinguish it with water. Let him stand in a flowing river facing the direction of it and say: Allahummashfi 'abdaka wa saddik Rasulak ('In the name off Allah. O Allah! Cure your slave and testify to Your Messenger.)' Doing so after Salat As-Subh(Fajr) and before the rising of the sun. Let him submerse himself in it three times, for three days. If he is not cured in three, then five. If he is not cured in five, then seven. If he is not cured in seven, then nine. For indeed it will not remain after nine, with the permission of Allah."

Sunan Abu Dawud #3879Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Wear your white garments, for they are among your best garments, and shroud your dead in them. Among the best types of collyrium you use is antimony (ithmid): it clears the vision and makes the hair sprout.