Which Surah and Juz is Quran 45:26 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Jaathiya (Crouching), the 45th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 25.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 45:26?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 45:26?

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

What topics does Quran 45:26 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Divine Sovereignty, Day of Judgment, Divine Power, Tawhid.

Ayah 25

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ...

45:26Al-Jaathiya

Q: What does Quran 45:26 mean?

Quran 45:26 (Surah Al-Jaathiya, Ayah 26) translates to: "Say, "Allah causes you to live, then causes you to die; then He will assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt, but most of the people do not know.""

Ayah 27

وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَيَو...

قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Qulil laahu yuhyeekum summa yumeetukum summa yajma'ukum ilaa Yawmil Qiyaamati laa raiba feehi wa laakinna aksaran naasi laa ya'lamoon

Say, "Allah causes you to live, then causes you to die; then He will assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt, but most of the people do not know."

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Day of Judgment

45:26Ayah 137

9 ayahs in Al-Jaathiya are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment45:22And Allah created the heavens and earth in truth and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.Next on Day of Judgment →45:27And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day the falsifiers will lose.

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Say ‘God is the One Who gives you life when you are sperm-drops then makes you die then gathers you alive to the Day of Resurrection in which there is no doubt; but most people and these are the one who say the above-mentioned do not know’.

“O Allah, in Your Name I die and I live (Allāhumma bismika amūtu wa aḥyā).” And when he would wake, he would say: “Allah praise is due to Allah who revived my soul after causing its death and to Him is the resurrection (Al-ḥamdulillāh, alladhī aḥyā nafsī ba`da mā amātahā wa ilaihin-nushūr).”

Sahih Muslim #6719Al-Bara' reported that whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went to bed, he said:Sahih

" O Allah, it is with Thine Name that I live and it is with Thine Name that I die." And when he got up he used to say:" Praise is due to Allah, Who gave us life after our death (sleep) and unto Thee is resurrection."

Sahih Muslim #2010Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Exhort to recite" There is no god but Allah" to those of you who are dying.

Sahih Muslim #2012Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Exhort to recite" There is no god but Allah" to those of you who are dying.