What does Quran 37:104 mean?

Quran 37:104 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 104) translates to: "We called to him, "O Abraham,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:104 from?

This ayah is from Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), the 37th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 37:104?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:104?

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

What topics does Quran 37:104 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Ibrahim, Prophethood, Obedience to Allah, Patience, Divine Promise.

Ayah 103

فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ...

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Ayah 105

قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآ ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْز...

وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ

Wa naadainaahu ai yaaaa Ibraheem

We called to him, "O Abraham,

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50 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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We called to him ‘O Abraham!

We were in a place of stationing at Arafat which Amr (ibn Abdullah) thought was very far away from where the imam was stationing, when Ibn Mirba' al-Ansari came to us and told (us): I am a messenger for you from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He tells you: Station where you are performing your devotions for you are an heir to the heritage of Abraham.

Sahih Muslim #1859Ibn Juraij narrated a similar Hadith (as no. 1965) from Ibn Shihab with both chains, except that Ibn Juraij said:Sahih

"Ibrahim bin 'Abdullah bin Qariz."

Sahih Muslim #606This hadith has been transmitted by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters. Ibn at-Muthanna said in his narration:Sahih

AI-Hakam narrated to us who heard from Ibrahim narrating that.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2364(Another chain) from Malik in which he said:Hasan

Ibn Abi 'Amrah."

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