Which Surah and Juz is Quran 4:155 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Nisaa (The Women), the 4th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 6.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 4:155?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 4:155?

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

What topics does Quran 4:155 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Disbelief, Prophets, Divine Curse, People of the Book.

Ayah 154

وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَهُمُ ٱلطُّورَ بِمِيثَٰقِهِمْ وَق...

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Q: What does Quran 4:155 mean?

Quran 4:155 (Surah An-Nisaa, Ayah 155) translates to: "And [We cursed them] for their breaking of the covenant and their disbelief in the signs of Allah and their killing of the prophets without right and their saying, "Our hearts are wrapped". Rather, Allah has sealed them because of their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few."

Ayah 156

وَبِكُفْرِهِمْ وَقَوْلِهِمْ عَلَىٰ مَرْيَمَ بُهْتَ...

فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِم مِّيثَٰقَهُمْ وَكُفْرِهِم بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَتْلِهِمُ ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّۢ وَقَوْلِهِمْ قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌۢ ۚ بَلْ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا

Fabimaa naqdihim meesaaqahum wa kufrihim bi Aayaatil laahi wa qatlihimul Ambiyaaa'a bighairi haqqinw wa qawlihim quloobunna ghulf; bal taba'al laahu 'alaihaa bikufrihim falaa yu'minoona illaa qaleelaa

And [We cursed them] for their breaking of the covenant and their disbelief in the signs of Allah and their killing of the prophets without right and their saying, "Our hearts are wrapped". Rather, Allah has sealed them because of their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.

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9 ayahs in An-Nisaa are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples4:154And We raised over them the mount for [refusal of] their covenant; and We said to them, "Enter the gate bowing humbly", and We said to them,Next on Lessons from past peoples →4:156And [We cursed them] for their disbelief and their saying against Mary a great slander,

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So for their breaking fa-bi-mā naqdihim the mā is extra; the bā’ is causative and connected to a missing element such as sabab ‘reason’ in other words it should be understood as la‘annāhum bi-sabab naqdihim ‘We cursed them for the reason of their breaking’ their covenant and disbelieving in the signs of God and slaying the prophets wrongfully and for their saying to the Prophet s ‘Our hearts are covered up’ and cannot grasp what you say — nay but God sealed them for their disbelief and so they cannot heed any admonition; so they do not believe except for a few among them like ‘Abd Allāh b. Salām and his companions.

" cursing of unbelievers got a sanctions.

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