Which Surah and Juz is Quran 36:20 from?

This ayah is from Surah Yaseen (Yaseen), the 36th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 22.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 36:20?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 36:20?

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

What topics does Quran 36:20 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Tawhid, Worship of Allah Alone, Creation, Day of Judgment, Prophethood.

Ayah 19

قَالُوا۟ طَٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ ۚ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم ...

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Q: What does Quran 36:20 mean?

Quran 36:20 (Surah Yaseen, Ayah 20) translates to: "And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers."

Ayah 21

ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَن لَّا يَسْـَٔلُكُمْ أَجْرًۭا وَهُم ...

وَجَآءَ مِنْ أَقْصَا ٱلْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌۭ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

Wa jaaa'a min aqsal madeenati rajuluny yas'aa qaala yaa qawmit tabi'ul mursaleen

And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers.

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Lessons from past peoples

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12 ayahs in Yaseen are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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And there came a man from the furthest part of the city — this was Habīb the carpenter who had believed in these messengers and whose house lay at the far end of the city — hastening with a hurried pace after he had heard that the people had denied the messengers. He said ‘O my people follow the messengers!

" Then hasten on from where the people hasten on."

Sahih Muslim #885Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw people at the end of the mosque, and then the (above-mentioned hadith) was narrated.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2986It was narrated from Safiyyah bint Shaimah that a woman said:Sahih

I saw the Messenger of Allah hastening at the bottom of the valley and he said: "The river bed should not be crossed except with vigor."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2299'Asim narrated from Zirr, from 'Abdullah, from the Prophet(s.a.w) who said:Sahih

"A man is coming from the people of my family whose name agrees with my name." 'Asim said: "Abu Salih narrated to us from Abu Hurairah, who said: 'If there did not remain in the world but one day, then Allah would extend that day until he comes.'"

Sunan Abu Dawud #1905Kathir ibn Jamhan said:Sahih

A man asked Abdullah ibn Umar between as-Safa and al-Marwah: AbdurRahman, I see you walking while the people are running (between as-Safa and al-Marwah)? He replied: If I walk, I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) running. I am too old.