What does Quran 27:73 mean?

Quran 27:73 (Surah An-Naml, Ayah 73) translates to: "And indeed, your Lord is full of bounty for the people, but most of them do not show gratitude.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 27:73 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 27:73?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 27:73?

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

What topics does Quran 27:73 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Bounty, Gratitude, Divine Providence, Patience, Prophethood.

Ayah 72

قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ رَدِفَ لَكُم بَعْضُ ٱلَّذ...

27:73An-Naml

Ayah 74

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ...

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

Wa innna Rabbaka lazoo fadlin 'alan naasi wa laakina aksarahum laa yashkuroon

And indeed, your Lord is full of bounty for the people, but most of them do not show gratitude."

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Gratitude

27:73Ayah 193

5 ayahs in An-Naml are strongly about gratitude. This is one of them.

← Previous on Gratitude27:59Say, [O Muhammad], "Praise be to Allah, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allah better or what they associate with Him?"

Tafsir

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And surely your Lord is bountiful to mankind an example of which is His deferring chastisement for the disbelievers but most of them are not thankful — disbelievers are not grateful for the deferring of chastisement since they reject the fact that it will ever come to pass.

"Whoever is not grateful to the people, he is not grateful to Allah."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2022Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said :Sahih

"Whoever is not grateful to the people, he is not grateful to Allah."

Sunan Abu Dawud #1489Narrated Salman al-Farsi:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Your Lord is munificent and generous, and is ashamed to turn away empty the hands of His servant when he raises them to Him.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4813Narrated Abu Hurayrah:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who does not thank the people is not thankful to Allah.