What does Quran 43:5 mean?

Quran 43:5 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 5) translates to: "Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 43:5 from?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 43:5?

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

Ayah 4

وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِى...

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Q: What topics does Quran 43:5 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Justice, Transgression Wandering Blindly, Accountability, Prophet Muhammad, Divine Mercy.

Ayah 6

وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِىٍّۢ فِى ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ...

أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًۭا مُّسْرِفِينَ

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Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?

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Shall We turn away shall We withhold from you the Remembrance the Qur’ān utterly an utter withholding so that you are then neither commanded nor forbidden because you are a profligate an idolatrous folk? No!

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