Which Surah and Juz is Quran 34:52 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 34:52?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 34:52?

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

What topics does Quran 34:52 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Death, Repentance, Divine Justice, Accountability.

Ayah 51

وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ فَزِعُوا۟ فَلَا فَوْتَ وَأُخِذ...

34:52Saba

Q: What does Quran 34:52 mean?

Quran 34:52 (Surah Saba, Ayah 52) translates to: "And they will [then] say, "We believe in it!" But how for them will be the taking [of faith] from a place far away?"

Ayah 53

وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَيَقْذِفُونَ ...

وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلتَّنَاوُشُ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍۢ

Wa qaloo aamannaa bihee wa annaa lahumut tanaawushu mim makaanim ba'eed

And they will [then] say, "We believe in it!" But how for them will be the taking [of faith] from a place far away?

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34:52Ayah 154

11 ayahs in Saba are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment34:51And if you could see when they are terrified but there is no escape, and they will be seized from a place nearby.

Tafsir

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And they will say ‘We believe in him now’ in other words in Muhammad (s) — or if read ‘We believe in it’ then in the Qur’ān. But how can they attain it read tanāwush or tanā’ush that is attain faith from a place that is far away from the place for attaining it — as they are now in the Hereafter and the proper place for attaining it was in this world —

Have you experienced that? They replied: yes. He said : that is clear faith.

Sahih Muslim #281It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

Verily the faith would recede to Medina just as the serpent crawls back into its hole.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4622Explaining the Quranic verse; “And between them and their desire is placed a barrier.” Al-Hasan said:Da'if

Between them and their faith.

Sahih Muslim #6028This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Zuhri, and there is a clear mention of the stories of ox and goat (and the words are):Sahih

I believe in it and so do Abu Bakr and Umar, but they were not at that time present there.

Sahih Muslim #7421Salamah bin Shabīb narrated to me, al-Humaydī narrated to us, Sufyān narrated to us, he said:Sahih

‘The people would transmit from Jābir before there appeared what appeared, then when there appeared what appeared, the people imputed him in his Ḥadīth and some of the people abandoned him’. So it was said to said: ‘Belief in ar-Raj’ah’.