Which Surah and Juz is Quran 39:17 from?

This ayah is from Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups), the 39th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 39:17?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 39:17?

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

What topics does Quran 39:17 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, False Deities, Tawhid, Sincerity in Worship, Guidance.

Ayah 16

لَهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَمِن...

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Q: What does Quran 39:17 mean?

Quran 39:17 (Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 17) translates to: "But those who have avoided Taghut, lest they worship it, and turned back to Allah - for them are good tidings. So give good tidings to My servants"

Ayah 18

ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أ...

وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱجْتَنَبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ أَن يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ لَهُمُ ٱلْبُشْرَىٰ ۚ فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ

Wallazeenaj tanabut Taaghoota ai ya'budoohaa wa anaabooo ilal laahi lahumul bushraa; fabashshir 'ibaad

But those who have avoided Taghut, lest they worship it, and turned back to Allah - for them are good tidings. So give good tidings to My servants

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39:17Ayah 175

2 ayahs in Az-Zumar are strongly about repentance. This is one of them.

Next on Repentance →39:54And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped.

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As for those who steer clear of the worship of false deities graven images and turn penitently apply themselves to God there are good tidings for them of Paradise. So give such good tidings to My servants

Islam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange. so good tidings for the stranger.

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