What does Quran 54:53 mean?

Quran 54:53 (Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 53) translates to: "And every small and great [thing] is inscribed."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 54:53 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon), the 54th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Al-Kabir, Accountability, Day of Judgment, Divine Decree, Divine Justice.

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍۢ وَكَبِيرٍۢ مُّسْتَطَرٌ

Wa kullu sagheerinw wa kabeerim mustatar

And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.

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6 ayahs in Al-Qamar are strongly about Allah’s decree. This is one of them.

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and every small and great sin or deed is inscribed is recorded in the Preserved Tablet al-lawh al-mahfūz.

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