Which Surah and Juz is Quran 43:19 from?

This ayah is from Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold), the 43th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 25.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 43:19?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 43:19?

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

What topics does Quran 43:19 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Ar-Rahman, Tawhid, Idolatry, Story of Adam and Iblis, Accountability.

Ayah 18

أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْ...

43:19Az-Zukhruf

Q: What does Quran 43:19 mean?

Quran 43:19 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 19) translates to: "And they have made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned."

Ayah 20

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُ...

وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنَٰثًا ۚ أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ ۚ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَٰدَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ

Wa ja'alul malaaa'ikatal lazeena hum 'ibaadur Rahmaani inaasaa; a shahidoo khalaqhum; satuktabu shahaa datuhum wa yus'aloon

And they have made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

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43:19Ayah 189

7 ayahs in Az-Zukhruf are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

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And they have made the angels who are themselves servants of the Compassionate One females. Did they witness were they present at their creation? Their testimony to the effect that they are females will be written down and they will be questioned about it in the Hereafter wherefore punishment will ensue for them.