Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:53 from?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 40:53?

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

Ayah 52

يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ ۖ ...

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Q: What does Quran 40:53 mean?

Quran 40:53 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 53) translates to: "And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture"

Q: What topics does Quran 40:53 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Musa, Bani Israel, Prophethood, Children of Israel, Historical Prophets.

Ayah 54

هُدًۭى وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ...

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَأَوْرَثْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ

Wa laqad aatainaa Moosal hudaa wa awrasnaa Baneee Israaa 'eelal Kitaab

And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture

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

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples40:46The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said],Next on Lessons from past peoples →40:82Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those before them?

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And verily We gave Moses the guidance the Torah and miracles and We made the Children of Israel after Moses heirs to the scripture the Torah

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