What does Quran 37:112 mean?

Quran 37:112 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 112) translates to: "And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:112 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 37:112?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:112?

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

What topics does Quran 37:112 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Ishaq, Prophet Isa, Prophethood, Righteousness, Prophet Ibrahim.

Ayah 111

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ...

37:112As-Saaffaat

Ayah 113

وَبَٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَٰقَ ۚ وَمِن ...

وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِإِسْحَٰقَ نَبِيًّۭا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

Wa bashsharnaahu bi Ishaaqa Nabiyayam minas saaliheen

And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.

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Lessons from past peoples

37:112Ayah 1182

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

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Tafsir

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And We gave him the good tidings of the birth of Isaac — some have argued that this proves that the one who was sacrificed was not him Isaac — a prophet nabiyyan is a future circumstantial qualifier that is to say ‘he will come to be with his prophethood decreed one of the righteous.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The honorable, the son of the honorable, the son of the honorable, (was) Joseph, the son of Jacob! the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham."

Sahih al-Bukhari #4482Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The honorable, the son of the honorable the son of the honorable, i.e. Joseph, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham."

Sahih al-Bukhari #3243Narrated Ibn `Umar:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The honorable is the son of the honorable, the son the honorable, i.e. Joseph, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham.

Sahih al-Bukhari #3121Narrated Al-Bara (bin Azib):Sahih

The Prophet, after the death of his son Ibrahim, said, "There is a wet-nurse for him (i.e. Ibrahim) in Paradise."

Sahih al-Bukhari #1334Narrated Al-Bara':Sahih

When Ibrahim (the son of Prophet) expired, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There is a wet-nurse for him in Paradise."