Which Surah and Juz is Quran 43:23 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 43:23?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 43:23?

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

What topics does Quran 43:23 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophethood, Rejection of Prophets, Idolatry, Divine Authority, Tawhid.

Ayah 22

بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰ...

43:23Az-Zukhruf

Q: What does Quran 43:23 mean?

Quran 43:23 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 23) translates to: "And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following.""

Ayah 24

۞ قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَد...

وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍۢ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍۢ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ

Wa kazaalika maaa arsalnaa min qablika fee qaryatim min nazeerin illaa qaala mutrafoohaaa innaa wajadnaaa aabaaa'anaa 'alaaa ummatinw wa innaa 'alaaa aasaarihim muqtadoon

And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."

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43:23Ayah 189

10 ayahs in Az-Zukhruf are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.

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Tafsir

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And thus We never sent a warner before you into any city without that its affluent folk those of comfortable means said the like of what your people say ‘Lo! we found our fathers following a certain creed and so we are indeed following in their footsteps’.

Sahih al-Bukhari #4505Narrated `Abdullah:Sahih

During the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance if any tribe became great in number, we used to say, "Amira the children of so-and-so." Narrated Al-Humaidi: Sufyan narrated to us something and used the word 'Amira'.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1829Another chain from Abu Al-Malik, that he (ﷺ) disliked predator skins. Abu 'Eisa said:

We do not know anyone who said: "From Abu Al-Malih, from his father" except for Sa'eed bin Abi 'Arubah.

Sahih Muslim #3739Sahih

Nafi, reported on the authority of Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with them) a hadith like that narrated before.

Sunan Abu Dawud #2658Hasan