Which Surah and Juz is Quran 27:17 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 27:17?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 27:17?

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

Ayah 16

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَٰنُ دَاوُۥدَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّه...

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Q: What does Quran 27:17 mean?

Quran 27:17 (Surah An-Naml, Ayah 17) translates to: "And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows."

Q: What topics does Quran 27:17 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Sulayman, Historical Prophets, Jinn, Prophethood, Blessings of Allah.

Ayah 18

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمْلِ قَا...

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَٰنَ جُنُودُهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ

Wa hushira Sulaimaana junooduhoo minal jinni wal insi wattairi fahum yooza'oon

And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows.

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Lessons from past peoples

27:17Ayah 193

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

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples27:16And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed,Next on Lessons from past peoples →27:18Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, "O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they…

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And on one journey Solomon’s hosts of jinn and humans and birds stood assembled for him as they were being arrayed brought together in groups and marshalled.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "(The Prophet) Solomon once said, 'Tonight I will sleep with ninety women, each of whom will bring forth a (would-be) cavalier who will fight in Allah's Cause." On this, his companion said to him, "Say: Allah willing!" But he did not say Allah willing. Solomon then slept with all the women, but none of them became pregnant but one woman who later delivered a halfman. By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, if he (Solomon) had said, 'Allah willing' (all his wives would have brought forth boys) and they would have fought in Allah's Cause as cavaliers. "

Sahih al-Bukhari #7184Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Prophet Solomon who had sixty wives, once said, "Tonight I will have sexual relation (sleep) with all my wives so that each of them will become pregnant and bring forth (a boy who will grow into) a cavalier and will fight in Allah's Cause." So he slept with his wives and none of them (conceived and) delivered (a child) except one who brought a half (body) boy (deformed). Allah's Prophet said, "If Solomon had said; 'If Allah Will,' then each of those women would have delivered a (would-be) cavalier to fight in Allah's Cause." (See Hadith No. 74 A, Vol. 4).

Sunan Ibn Majah #3827Another chain with a similar report to which he added:Sahih

"They will gather for the fierce battle, and at that time they will come with eighty banners, under each of which will be twelve thousand troops."

Sahih Muslim #2011Sahih

This hadith has been narrated by Sulaiman b. Bilal with the same chain of transmitters.