Which Surah and Juz is Quran 3:16 from?

This ayah is from Surah Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan), the 3th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 3.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 3:16?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 3:16?

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

What topics does Quran 3:16 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Supplication, Faith and Belief, Forgiveness, Hellfire, Divine Mercy.

Ayah 15

۞ قُلْ أَؤُنَبِّئُكُم بِخَيْرٍۢ مِّن ذَٰلِكُمْ ۚ ل...

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Q: What does Quran 3:16 mean?

Quran 3:16 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 16) translates to: "Those who say, "Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire,""

Ayah 17

ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ وَٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ وَٱلْقَٰنِتِينَ وَٱل...

ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

Allazeena yaqooloona Rabbanaaa innanaaa aamannaa faghfir lanaa zunoobanaa wa qinaa 'azaaban Naar

Those who say, "Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire,"

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Mercy & forgiveness99 Dua99 Qualities of the believers86 Repentance84 Paradise & Hell82 God-consciousness60

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20 ayahs in Aal-i-Imraan are strongly about mercy and forgiveness. This is one of them.

← Previous on Mercy & forgiveness3:8[Who say], "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.Next on Mercy & forgiveness →3:31Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

Tafsir

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Those alladhīna is either an adjectival qualification of or a substitution for the previous alladhīna who say “O Our Lord we believe in You and in Your Prophet; so forgive us our sins and guard us from the chastisement of the Fire”.

" Our Lord, grant us the good in this world and the good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Hell Fire."

Sahih Muslim #6732Abu Huraira reported that when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) set out on a journey in the morning, he used to say:Sahih

" A listener listened to our praising Allah (for) His goodly trial of us. Our Lord! acompany us, guard us and bestow upon us Thy grace. I am seeker of refuge in Allah from the Fire."

Sahih al-Bukhari #4319Narrated Anas:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say, "O Allah! Our Lord! Give us in this world that, which is good and in the Hereafter that, which is good and save us from the torment of the Fire." (2.201)

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2664Anas said that the Prophet (s.a.w) said:Hasan

"Allah will say: 'Remove from the Fire whoever remembered Me one day, or feared Me while in a state of sinning."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #267Abu Hurairah narrated that :Sahih

Allah's Messenger said: "When the Imam says: (Sami Allahu liman hamidah) 'Allah listens to those who praise Him. Then (all of you) say: (Rabbana wa lakal-hamd) 'O our Lord! And to You is the praise for whoever's saying concurs with the saying of the angels, then his past sins will be forgiven."