Which Surah and Juz is Quran 6:53 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-An'aam (The Cattle), the 6th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 7.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 6:53?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 6:53?

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

What topics does Quran 6:53 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Testing, Allah, Gratitude, Blessings of Allah, Knowledge.

Ayah 52

وَلَا تَطْرُدِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغ...

6:53Al-An'aam

Q: What does Quran 6:53 mean?

Quran 6:53 (Surah Al-An'aam, Ayah 53) translates to: "And thus We have tried some of them through others that the disbelievers might say, "Is it these whom Allah has favored among us?" Is not Allah most knowing of those who are grateful?"

Ayah 54

وَإِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِن...

وَكَذَٰلِكَ فَتَنَّا بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍۢ لِّيَقُولُوٓا۟ أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنۢ بَيْنِنَآ ۗ أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ

Wa kazaalika fatannaa ba'dahum biba'dil liyaqoolooo ahaaa'ulaaa'i mannal laahu 'alaihim mim baininaa; alaisal laahu bi-a'lama bish shaakireen

And thus We have tried some of them through others that the disbelievers might say, "Is it these whom Allah has favored among us?" Is not Allah most knowing of those who are grateful?

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Gratitude

6:53Ayah 1165

4 ayahs in Al-An'aam are strongly about gratitude. This is one of them.

← Previous on Gratitude6:1[All] praise is [due] to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light.Next on Gratitude →6:63Say, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea [when] you call upon Him imploring [aloud] and privately,

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And even so We have tried We have tested some of them by others that is the noble one by the commoner the rich man by the poor man preferring the latter one by giving him precedence in attaining faith so that they the noble ones and the rich may say in disavowal ‘Are these the poor the ones whom God has favoured from among us?’ with guidance? In other words so that they may say if what they follow is true guidance they would not have preceded us in attaining it. God exalted be He says Is God not best aware of those who are thankful? to Him to guide them? Indeed He is.