Which Surah and Juz is Quran 29:36 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 29:36?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 29:36?

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

What topics does Quran 29:36 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Prophet Shu'ayb, Tawhid, Day of Judgment, Divine Warning.

Ayah 35

وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَا مِنْهَآ ءَايَةًۢ بَيِّنَةًۭ لِّ...

29:36Al-Ankaboot

Q: What does Quran 29:36 mean?

Quran 29:36 (Surah Al-Ankaboot, Ayah 36) translates to: "And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.""

Ayah 37

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُ...

وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًۭا فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱرْجُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْءَاخِرَ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

Wa ilaa Madyana akhaahum Shu'ayban faqaala yaa qawmi'-budul laaha warjul yawmal aakhira wa laa ta'saw fil ardi mufsideen

And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."

Themes in this ayah

Explore in Habl →

Oneness of Allah91 Lessons from past peoples91 Day of Judgment73 Justice & honesty62 God-consciousness54

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

14 other themes with weak connections

Labeled by AI and people · How this works

Follow this theme through Al-AnkabootFollow this theme

29:36Ayah 169

9 ayahs in Al-Ankaboot are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

← Previous on Oneness of Allah29:25And [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allah, idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life.Next on Oneness of Allah →29:41The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider,

Tafsir

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

View Full Tafsir: Al-Jalalayn on 29:36→

And We sent to Midian their brother Shu‘ayb. He said ‘O my people! Worship God and anticipate the Last Day fear it namely the Day of Resurrection; and do not be degenerate in the earth working corruption’ mufsidīna is a circumstantial qualifier emphasising its operator wa-lā ta‘thaw ‘do not be degenerate’; it the verb derives from ‘athiya meaning afsada ‘he corrupted’.

That his father said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) sent Mu`adh and Abu Musa to Yemen telling them. 'Treat the people with ease and don't be hard on them; give them glad tidings and don't fill them with aversion; and love each other, and don't differ."

Sunan Ibn Majah #1549It was narrated from Amr bin:Hasan

Shu'aib, form his father, that his grandfather said: “The Messenger of Allah only prescribed Zakat on these five things: wheat, barley, dates, raisins and corn.”

Sahih al-Bukhari #7090Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (ra):Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) sent Mu'adh to Yemen.

Sunan Abu Dawud #3594Sahih

Mu'adh bin Jabal said that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent him to the Yemen... He then narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect.

Sahih Muslim #6599Sahih

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Shu'aib and Ma'qil with a slight variation of wording.