Which Surah and Juz is Quran 34:11 from?

This ayah is from Surah Saba (Sheba), the 34th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 22.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 34:11?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 34:11?

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

What topics does Quran 34:11 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Al-Basir, Divine Command, Good Deeds, Accountability, Prophethood.

Ayah 10

۞ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًۭا ۖ ي...

34:11Saba

Q: What does Quran 34:11 mean?

Quran 34:11 (Surah Saba, Ayah 11) translates to: "[Commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing.""

Ayah 12

وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌۭ وَرَوَ...

أَنِ ٱعْمَلْ سَٰبِغَٰتٍۢ وَقَدِّرْ فِى ٱلسَّرْدِ ۖ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَٰلِحًا ۖ إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌۭ

Ani'mal saabighaatinw wa qaddir fis sardi wa'maloo saalihan innee bimaa ta'maloona Baseer

[Commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."

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Lessons from past peoples

34:11Ayah 154

11 ayahs in Saba are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples34:10And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,Next on Lessons from past peoples →34:12And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind - its morning [journey was that of] a month - and its afternoon [journey was that of] a month,

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And We said ‘Fashion from it long coats of mail — complete suits of armour which the person wearing it drags behind him along the ground — and measure well the links’ that is in the weaving of the coats the maker of these is called sarrād. In other words make them so that the rings thereof are arranged properly. And act O family of David together with him righteously. Indeed I am Seer of what you do and will requite you for it accordingly.

"Make your rows straight, make your rows straight, make your rows straight. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! I can see you behind me as I can see you in front of me."

Sahih Muslim #878Anas b. Malik reported:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Complete the rows, for I can see you behind my back.

Sahih al-Bukhari #701Narrated Anas:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Straighten your rows, for I see you from behind my back.'

Sunan an-Nasa'i #817Anas narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"Make your rows solid and close together, and keep your necks in line. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad! I can see the shaitan entering through the gaps in the rows as if they are small sheep."

Sahih Muslim #3074`A'isha narrated (in another hadith narrated through another chain of transmitters) these words:Sahih

"As if I am seeing myself weaving the garlands for the sacrificial animals of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)."