What does Quran 40:81 mean?

Quran 40:81 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 81) translates to: "And He shows you His signs. So which of the signs of Allah do you deny?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:81 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 40:81?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 40:81?

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

What topics does Quran 40:81 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Signs, Allah, Creation, Accountability, Divine Revelation.

Ayah 80

وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوا۟ عَلَيْهَ...

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Ayah 82

أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَي...

وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ فَأَىَّ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُنكِرُونَ

Wa yureekum Aayaatihee fa ayya Aayaatil laahi tunkiroon

And He shows you His signs. So which of the signs of Allah do you deny?

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40:81Ayah 185

3 ayahs in Ghafir are strongly about gratitude. This is one of them.

← Previous on Gratitude40:64It is Allah who made for you the earth a place of settlement and the sky a ceiling and formed you and perfected your forms and provided you with good things.

Tafsir

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And He shows you His signs. So which of God’s signs that is the signs that prove His Oneness do you reject? the interrogative here is meant as a rebuke; ayya ‘which of’ is more commonly made masculine than feminine.

Related Hadiths

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Anas reported that the people of Mecca demanded from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that he should show them (some) signs (miracles) and he showed twice the splitting of the moon. This hadlth has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters.

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