Which Surah and Juz is Quran 29:11 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ankaboot (The Spider), the 29th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 20.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 29:11?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 29:11?

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

What topics does Quran 29:11 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Hypocrisy, Divine Judgment, Patience, Knowledge.

Ayah 10

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ فَ...

29:11Al-Ankaboot

Q: What does Quran 29:11 mean?

Quran 29:11 (Surah Al-Ankaboot, Ayah 11) translates to: "And Allah will surely make evident those who believe, and He will surely make evident the hypocrites."

Ayah 12

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ...

وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ

Wa la ya'lamannal laahul lazeena aamanoo wa la ya'lamannal munaafiqeen

And Allah will surely make evident those who believe, and He will surely make evident the hypocrites.

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Hypocrisy

29:11Ayah 169

2 ayahs in Al-Ankaboot are strongly about hypocrisy. This is one of them.

← Previous on Hypocrisy29:10And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allah," but when one [of them] is harmed for [the cause of] Allah,

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And God shall surely ascertain those who believe in their hearts and He shall surely ascertain the hypocrites and He will requite each group accordingly the lām in both verbs la-ya‘lamanna ‘He shall ascertain’ is for oaths.

He who wants to publicise (his deeds), Allah will publicise (his humility), and he who makes a hypocritical display (of his deeds), Allah will make a display of him.

Sahih Muslim #7291Ibn Abbas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

If anyone wants to have his deeds widely publicised, Allah will publicise (his humiliation). And if anyone makes a hypocritical display (of his deeds) Allah will make a display of him.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3945It was narrated from Jundab that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Whoever wants to be heard of, Allah will make him heard of, and whoever wants to be seen, Allah will show him (i.e., expose his real motives).”

Sunan Ibn Majah #3944It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Whoever wants to be heard of, Allah will make him heard of, and whoever wants to be seen, Allah will show him (i.e., make known to the people his true motives and intentions).”