Which Surah and Juz is Quran 41:42 from?

This ayah is from Surah Fussilat (Explained in detail), the 41th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 24.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 41:42?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 41:42?

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

What topics does Quran 41:42 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Quran, Al-Hakim, Truth and Falsehood, Divine Revelation, Scripture & Wisdom.

Ayah 41

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱلذِّكْرِ لَمَّا جَآءَ...

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Q: What does Quran 41:42 mean?

Quran 41:42 (Surah Fussilat, Ayah 42) translates to: "Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy."

Ayah 43

مَّا يُقَالُ لَكَ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ قِيلَ لِلرُّسُلِ...

لَّا يَأْتِيهِ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ ۖ تَنزِيلٌۭ مِّنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍۢ

Laa yaateehil baatilu mim baini yadaihi wa laa min khalfihee tanzeelum min Hakeemin Hameed

Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy.

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← Previous on The Quran & revelation41:41Indeed, those who disbelieve in the message after it has come to them... And indeed, it is a mighty Book.Next on The Quran & revelation →41:43Nothing is said to you, [O Muhammad], except what was already said to the messengers before you. Indeed,

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falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it in other words there is no scripture before it or after it that contradicts it; it is a revelation from One Wise Praised that is to say from God the One Who is praised in His affair.

There is never a prophet who has not warned the Ummah of that one-eyed liar; behold he is one-eyed and your Lord is not one-eyed. On his forehead are the letters k f. r. (Kafir).

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2042Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:Sahih

"Al-Fuhsh is not present in anything but it mars it, and Al-Haya' is not present in anything but it beautifies it."

Sahih Muslim #7116Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out from the house of 'Aisha and said:Sahih

It would be from this side that there would appear the height of unbelief, viz. where appear the horns of Satan, i.e. the east.