Which Surah and Juz is Quran 6:89 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 6:89?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 6:89?

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

Ayah 88

ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ مِ...

6:89Al-An'aam

Q: What does Quran 6:89 mean?

Quran 6:89 (Surah Al-An'aam, Ayah 89) translates to: "Those are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture and authority and prophethood. But if the disbelievers deny it, then We have entrusted it to a people who are not therein disbelievers."

Q: What topics does Quran 6:89 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophethood, Prophets, Disbelief, Chosen Servants of Allah, Community of Believers.

Ayah 90

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَبِهُدَىٰه...

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ۚ فَإِن يَكْفُرْ بِهَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ فَقَدْ وَكَّلْنَا بِهَا قَوْمًۭا لَّيْسُوا۟ بِهَا بِكَٰفِرِينَ

Ulaaa'ikal lazeena aatainaahumul Kitaaba wal hukma wan Nubuwwah; fa iny yakfur bihaa haaa'ulaaa'i faqad wakkalnaa bihaa qawmal laisoo bihaa bikaafireen

Those are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture and authority and prophethood. But if the disbelievers deny it, then We have entrusted it to a people who are not therein disbelievers.

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← Previous on The Quran & revelation6:70And leave those who take their religion as amusement and diversion and whom the worldly life has deluded. But remind with the Qur'an,Next on The Quran & revelation →6:90Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take an example. Say, "I ask of you for this message no payment.

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They are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture meaning the Books of God judgement wisdom and prophethood; so if these people of Mecca disbelieve therein that is in these three then indeed We have entrusted it to We have set aside for it a people who do not disbelieve in it namely the Emigrants Muhājirūn and the Helpers Ansār.

"As We have sent down (the Scripture) on those who are divided (Jews and Christians)." (15.90) They believed in part of it and disbelieved in the other, (and they) are the Jews and the Christians.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3309Narrated Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri:Hasan

from the Prophet (ﷺ), that he said about this Ayah: 'Then We gave the Book the as inheritance to such of Our worshipers whom We chose. Then of them are some who wrong themselves, and of them are some who follow a middle course, and of them are some who are, by Allah's Leave, foremost in good deeds (35:32). He said: "All of these people are of the same rank, and all of them are in Paradise."

Sahih Muslim #5891Sahih

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Shibab through another chain of transmitters.