What does Quran 50:26 mean?

Quran 50:26 (Surah Qaaf, Ayah 26) translates to: "Who made [as equal] with Allah another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 50:26 from?

This ayah is from Surah Qaaf (The letter Qaaf), the 50th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 26.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 50:26?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 50:26?

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

What topics does Quran 50:26 relate to?

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

Ayah 25

مَّنَّاعٍۢ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍۢ مُّرِيبٍ...

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Ayah 27

۞ قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَ...

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ

Allazee ja'ala ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhara fa alqiyaahu fil'azaabish shadeed

Who made [as equal] with Allah another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment."

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50:26Ayah 145

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Tafsir

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who has set up alongside God another god! alladhī ja‘ala ma‘a’Llāhi ilāhan ākhara is the subject with an implicitly conditional import the predicate of which is the following. Cast him then into the severe chastisement’ the explanation of this dual form of the verb alqiyāhu ‘cast him’ is as above.

"The people who will be most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection will be those who try to match the creation of Allah."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5373It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Among the people who will be most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection will be the image-makers.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5371It was narrated from 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet , that:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah said: "The makers of these images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them: 'Bring to life that which you have created.'"

Sahih al-Bukhari #5723Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Those who make these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them. 'Make alive what you have created.'"

Sunan Ibn Majah #3225It was narrated from ‘Aqqar bin Al-Mughirah from his father that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Whoever seeks treatment by cauterization, or with Ruqyah, then he had absolved himself of reliance upon Allah.”