What does Quran 40:23 mean?

Quran 40:23 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 23) translates to: "And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:23 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ghafir (The Forgiver), the 40th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 24.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Musa, Prophethood, Divine Signs, Rejection of Prophets, Divine Revelation.

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍ

Wa laqad arsalnaa Moosaa bi Aayaatinaa wa sultaanim mubeen

And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority

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40:23Ayah 185

19 ayahs in Ghafir are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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And verily We sent Moses with Our signs and a clear warrant an evident and manifest proof

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