What does Quran 52:28 mean?

Quran 52:28 (Surah At-Tur, Ayah 28) translates to: "Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 52:28 from?

This ayah is from Surah At-Tur (The Mount), the 52th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 52:28?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 52:28?

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

What topics does Quran 52:28 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Ar-Raheem, Supplication, Divine Mercy, Tawhid, Gratitude.

Ayah 27

فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَ...

52:28At-Tur

Ayah 29

فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ...

إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Innaa kunnaa min qablu nad'oohu innahoo huwal barrur raheem

Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."

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52:28Ayah 149

2 ayahs in At-Tur are strongly about the qualities of the believers. This is one of them.

← Previous on Qualities of the believers52:26They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].

Tafsir

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indeed before that is in the world we used to call on Him worship Him affirming His Oneness. Verily He is read innahu as the beginning of a new independent sentence even if it introduces the reason in terms of its import; or read annahu as a reason in terms of the syntactical order of the words the Benign the Beneficent the True to His promise the Merciful One of tremendous mercy.

we used to offer supererogatory prayers and recite supplications while we were standing, and would glorify Allah while bowing and prostrating.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3655`Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Ask Allah of His Bounty. For verily, Allah the Mighty and Sublime, loves to be asked, and the best of worship is awaiting relief.”

Sunan Abu Dawud #1408Narrated Abu Hurairah:Sahih

We prostrated ourselves along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on account of: "When the sky is rent asunder" and "Recite in the name of Your Lord Who created"

Sahih al-Bukhari #800Narrated `Aisha:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say frequently in his bowing and prostrations "Subhanaka l-lahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika, Allahumma ghfir li" (Exalted Are you O Allah our Lord, and by Your praise he was acting on what was explained to him in the Holy Qur'an.

Sunan Abu Dawud #1496Narrated Anas ibn Malik:Da'if

I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and a man was offering prayer. He then made supplication: O Allah, I ask Thee by virtue of the fact that praise is due to Thee, there is no deity but Thou, Who showest favour and beneficence, the Originator of the Heavens and the earth, O Lord of Majesty and Splendour, O Living One, O Eternal One. The Prophet (ﷺ) then said: He has supplicated Allah using His Greatest Name, when supplicated by this name, He answers, and when asked by this name He gives.