Which Surah and Juz is Quran 28:22 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), the 28th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 20.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 28:22?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 28:22?

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

What topics does Quran 28:22 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Musa, Prophethood, Hope and Optimism, Supplication.

Ayah 21

فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا خَآئِفًۭا يَتَرَقَّبُ ۖ قَالَ رَب...

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Q: What does Quran 28:22 mean?

Quran 28:22 (Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 22) translates to: "And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way.""

Ayah 23

وَلَمَّا وَرَدَ مَآءَ مَدْيَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ أُم...

وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَآءَ مَدْيَنَ قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِى سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

Wa lammaa tawajjaha tilqaaa'a Madyana qaala 'asaa Rabbeee ai yahdiyanee Sawaaa'as Sabeel

And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way."

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28:22Ayah 188

42 ayahs in Al-Qasas are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples28:21So he left it, fearful and anticipating [apprehension]. He said, "My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."Next on Lessons from past peoples →28:23And when he came to the well of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering [their flocks],

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And when he turned his face towards Midian in the direction thereof — and this Midian was the town of the prophet Shu‘ayb eight day’s journeying from Egypt so named after Midian son of Abraham; he Moses did not know the route to it — he said ‘Perhaps my Lord will show me the right way’ that is to say which route to follow in other words the simplest route to it. God thus sent forth to him an angel with a goat which he Moses set off following towards it the town.

" Do you think that he would graze in the barren land but would abandon the green land? Would you not attribute it to be a failing on his part? He said: Yes. He said: Then proceed. And he moved on until he came to Medina. And he said to me: This is the right place, or he said: That is the destination if Allah so wills."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3501It was narrated from 'Abdul-Hamid bin Salamah Al-Ansari, from his father, from his grandfather, that he became Muslim but his wife refused to become Muslim. A young son of theirs, who had not yet reached puberty, came, and the Prophet seated the father on one side and the mother on the other side, and he gave him the choice. He said:Sahih

"O Allah, guide him," and (the child) went to his father.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #4031Narrated Zaid bin Thabit :Sahih

that the Prophet (ﷺ) looked towards Yemen and said: "O Allah direct their hearts and bless us in our Sa' and our Mudd."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3529Abu Hurairah narrated that :Sahih

a man said: “O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I intend to travel, so advise me.” He said, “Hold fast to the Taqwa of Allah, and (say the) Takbir upon every elevated place.” So when the man turned away he said: “O Allah make near for him the distance, and ease for him the journey (Allāhummaṭwi lahul-arḍa wa hawwin `alaihis-safar).”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1662Narrated Anas bin Malik:Sahih

That the Prophet (ﷺ) used to like it when he set out upon an affair if he heard: "O directed one, O successful one." This Hadith is Hasan Sahih Gharib.