Which Surah and Juz is Quran 27:52 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 27:52?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 27:52?

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

What topics does Quran 27:52 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Historical Events, Wrongdoing, Divine Punishment, Community, Justice.

Ayah 51

فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ مَكْرِهِمْ أَنَّا ...

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Q: What does Quran 27:52 mean?

Quran 27:52 (Surah An-Naml, Ayah 52) translates to: "So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they had done. Indeed in that is a sign for people who know."

Ayah 53

وَأَنجَيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّ...

فَتِلْكَ بُيُوتُهُمْ خَاوِيَةًۢ بِمَا ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَعْلَمُونَ

Fatilka buyootuhum khaa wiyatam bimaa zalamoo; inna fee zaalika la Aayatal liqaw miny-ya'lamoon

So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they had done. Indeed in that is a sign for people who know.

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27:52Ayah 193

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

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples27:51Then look how was the outcome of their plan - that We destroyed them and their people, all.Next on Lessons from past peoples →27:53And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah.

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So those then are their houses lying deserted khāwiyatan is in the accusative because it is a circumstantial qualifier the operator of which is the import of the demonstrative pronoun tilka ‘those’ because of the evil which they did that is their disbelief. Surely in that there is a sign a lesson for a people who have knowledge of Our power and are thus admonished.

Do not enter but weepingly (the habitations) of these people who had been punished by (Allah), and in case you do not feel inclined to weep, then do not enter (these habitations) that you may not meet the same calamity as had fallen to their lot.

Sahih al-Bukhari #3241Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Sahih

When the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by (a place called) Al Hijr, he said, "Do not enter the house of those who were unjust to themselves, unless (you enter) weeping, lest you should suffer the same punishment as was inflicted upon them." After that he covered his face with his sheet cloth while he was on the camel-saddle.

Sahih Muslim #1319This hadith has heed narrated by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters. And he said:Sahih

Their houses and their graves (be filled with fire), and did not express doubt over the words," houses" and" graves".

Sahih al-Bukhari #4225Narrated Ibn `Umar:Sahih

When the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by Al-Hijr, he said, "Do not enter the dwelling places of those people who were unjust to themselves unless you enter in a weeping state lest the same calamity as of theirs should befall you." Then he covered his head and made his speed fast till he crossed the valley.

Sahih al-Bukhari #2371Narrated Usama bin Zaid:Sahih

Once the Prophet (ﷺ) stood at the top of one of the castles (or higher buildings) of Medina and said, "Do you see what I see? No doubt I am seeing the spots of afflictions amongst your houses as numerous as the spots where raindrops fall (during a heavy rain). (See Hadith No. 102)