Which Surah and Juz is Quran 58:21 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Mujaadila (The Pleading Woman), the 58th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 28.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 58:21?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 58:21?

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

What topics does Quran 58:21 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Al-Aziz, Divine Victory, Divine Decree, Prophethood.

Ayah 20

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحَآدُّونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ ...

58:21Al-Mujaadila

Q: What does Quran 58:21 mean?

Quran 58:21 (Surah Al-Mujaadila, Ayah 21) translates to: "Allah has written, "I will surely overcome, I and My messengers." Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might."

Ayah 22

لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًۭا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَ...

كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَغْلِبَنَّ أَنَا۠ وَرُسُلِىٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌۭ

Katabal laahu la aghlibanna ana wa Rusulee; innal laaha qawiyyun 'Azeez

Allah has written, "I will surely overcome, I and My messengers." Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.

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58:21Ayah 122

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

← Previous on Decree & what is written58:10Private conversation is only from Satan that he may grieve those who have believed, but he will not harm them at all except by permission of Allah.

Tafsir

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God has inscribed in the Preserved Tablet or it means He has decreed ‘I shall assuredly prevail I and My messengers’ by means of definitive proof or the sword. Truly God is Strong Mighty.

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited to me: "Indeed Allah is the Provider, The Possessor of power, the Firm." (51:58)

Sunan Ibn Majah #4089It was narrated from Thawban that:Hasan

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "A group among my Ummah will continue to follow the truth and prevail, and those who oppose them will not be able to harm them, until the command of Allah comes to pass."

Sahih al-Bukhari #3061Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When Allah completed the creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him on His Throne, "My Mercy overpowers My Anger."

Sahih Muslim #4815It has been narrated on the authority of Mughira who said:Sahih

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: A group of people from my Umma will continue to be triumphant over the people until the Command of Allah overtakes them while they are still triumphant.

Sunan Ibn Majah #4086Abu Hurairah narrated that:Hasan

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "A group of my Ummah will continue to adhere steadfastly to the command of Allah and those who oppose them will not be able to harm them."