Which Surah and Juz is Quran 29:48 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ankaboot (The Spider), the 29th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 21.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 29:48?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 29:48?

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

Ayah 47

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ۚ فَٱلَ...

29:48Al-Ankaboot

Q: What does Quran 29:48 mean?

Quran 29:48 (Surah Al-Ankaboot, Ayah 48) translates to: "And you did not recite before it any scripture, nor did you inscribe one with your right hand. Otherwise the falsifiers would have had [cause for] doubt."

Q: What topics does Quran 29:48 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Revelation, Prophet Muhammad, People of the Book, Disbelief, Historical Figures.

Ayah 49

بَلْ هُوَ ءَايَٰتٌۢ بَيِّنَٰتٌۭ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلَّذِ...

وَمَا كُنتَ تَتْلُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مِن كِتَٰبٍۢ وَلَا تَخُطُّهُۥ بِيَمِينِكَ ۖ إِذًۭا لَّٱرْتَابَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

Wa maa kunta tatloo min qablihee min kitaabinw wa laa takhuttubhoo bi yameenika izal lartaabal mubtiloon

And you did not recite before it any scripture, nor did you inscribe one with your right hand. Otherwise the falsifiers would have had [cause for] doubt.

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29:48Ayah 169

8 ayahs in Al-Ankaboot are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.

← Previous on The Quran & revelation29:47And thus We have sent down to you the Qur'an. And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture believe in it.Next on The Quran & revelation →29:49Rather, the Qur'an is distinct verses [preserved] within the breasts of those who have been given knowledge. And none reject Our verses except the wrongdoers.

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And you did not use to recite before this namely before the Qur’ān any other Book nor did you write it with your right hand for had you been reciting something and writing then those who follow falsehood the Jews would have had doubts about you and would have said ‘What the Torah states is that he will be unlettered ummī unable to read or write’.

"We used not to write anything but the Tasha-hud and the Qur'an."

Sahih Muslim #984Ibn 'Abbas reported:Sahih

I was forbidden to recite (the Qur'an) while I was bowing, and there is no mention of 'Ali in the chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim #5795Jabir reported that a person came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and asked for food. And he gave him half a wasq of barley, and the person and his wife and their guests kept on making use of it (as a food) until he weighed it (in order to find out the actual quantity, and it was no more). He came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) (and informed him about it). He said:Sahih

Had you not weighed it, you would be eating out of it and it would have remained intact for you.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4221The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Umar through different chain of narrators from the Prophet (ﷺ). This version adds:Sahih

They searched for it but could not find it. 'Uthman then fashioned a signet-ring and engraved on it "Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah". He used to wear it or stamp with it.