Which Surah and Juz is Quran 33:21 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ahzaab (The Clans), the 33th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 21.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 33:21?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 33:21?

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

What topics does Quran 33:21 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Hope, Remembrance of Allah (Dhikr), Tawhid.

Ayah 20

يَحْسَبُونَ ٱلْأَحْزَابَ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا۟ ۖ وَإِن ...

33:21Al-Ahzaab

Q: What does Quran 33:21 mean?

Quran 33:21 (Surah Al-Ahzaab, Ayah 21) translates to: "There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often."

Ayah 22

وَلَمَّا رَءَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْأَحْزَابَ قَالُوا...

لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌۭ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْءَاخِرَ وَذَكَرَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًۭا

Laqad kaana lakum fee Rasoolil laahi uswatun hasanatul liman kaana yarjul laaha wal yawmal Aakhira wa azkaral laaha kaseeraa

There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.

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33:21Ayah 173

19 ayahs in Al-Ahzaab are strongly about the Prophet. This is one of them.

← Previous on The Prophet ﷺ33:6The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and his wives are [in the position of] their mothers.Next on The Prophet ﷺ →33:31And whoever of you devoutly obeys Allah and His Messenger and does righteousness - We will give her her reward twice;

Tafsir

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Verily there is for you a good example read iswa or uswa in the Messenger of God to emulate in combat and in holding one’s ground therein for whoever li-man substitutes for lakum ‘for you’ hopes for the encounter with God fears Him and the Last Day and remembers God often in contrast to those who do not.

Verily, there is in the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) a model pattern for you.

Sunan Ibn Majah #36'Urwah narrated from 'Aishah that:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah used to remember Allah in all circumstances.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3468`A'ishah (ra) narrated that :Sahih

the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to remember Allah in all of his affairs.

Sunan Ibn Majah #536It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah said: "If you see a man frequenting the mosques, then bear witness to his faith. Allah says: 'The mosques of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day. '"

Sahih al-Bukhari #7242Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Not to wish to be the like of except the like of two men: a man whom Allah has given the Qur'an and he recites it during the hours of the night and the hours of the day, in which case one may say, "If I were given the same as this man has been given, I would do the same as he is doing.' The other is a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, in which case one may say, 'If I were given the same as he has been given, I would do the same as he is doing."