Which Surah and Juz is Quran 27:68 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Naml (The Ant), the 27th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 20.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 27:68?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 27:68?

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

What topics does Quran 27:68 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Resurrection, Day of Judgment, Afterlife, Disbelief, Divine Promise.

Ayah 67

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰب...

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Q: What does Quran 27:68 mean?

Quran 27:68 (Surah An-Naml, Ayah 68) translates to: "We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples.""

Ayah 69

قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَا...

لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَٰذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Laqad wu'idnaa haazaa nahnu wa aabaaa'unaa min qablu in haazaaa illaaa asaateerul awwaleen

We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples."

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Day of Judgment

27:68Ayah 193

8 ayahs in An-Naml are strongly about the Day of Judgment.

← Previous on Day of Judgment27:67And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?Next on Day of Judgment →27:83And [warn of] the Day when We will gather from every nation a company of those who deny Our signs, and they will be [driven] in rows

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Already we and our fathers have been promised this before. But these are just the legendary fables of the ancients’ asātīr is the plural of ustūra meaning ‘what has been written down mā sutira of lies’.

"If we are not from Al-Azd then we are not from the people."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2814It was narrated that Abu Dharr said concerning Tamattu" in Hajj:Sahih

it was only for us."

Sahih al-Bukhari #3991Narrated Tariq:Sahih

(The tree where the Ridwan Pledge of allegiance was taken by the Prophet) was mentioned before Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab. On that he smiled and said, "My father informed me (about it) and he had witnessed it (i.e. the Pledge) ."

Sunan Ibn Majah #2846It was narrated from ‘Ayyash bin Abu Rabi’ah (Makhzumi) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Hasan

‘The goodness of this nation will not cease as long as they revere this sanctuary* as it is due. But when they lose that reverence, they will be doomed.”