Which Surah and Juz is Quran 67:19 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty), the 67th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 67:19?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 67:19?

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

What topics does Quran 67:19 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Ar-Rahman, Al-Basir, Divine Signs, Creation, Divine Sustenance.

Ayah 18

وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَكَيْفَ...

67:19Al-Mulk

Q: What does Quran 67:19 mean?

Quran 67:19 (Surah Al-Mulk, Ayah 19) translates to: "Do they not see the birds above them with wings outspread and [sometimes] folded in? None holds them [aloft] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing."

Ayah 20

أَمَّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ جُندٌۭ لَّكُمْ يَنصُرُ...

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ فَوْقَهُمْ صَٰٓفَّٰتٍۢ وَيَقْبِضْنَ ۚ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍۭ بَصِيرٌ

Awalam yaraw ilat tairi fawqahum saaaffaatinw wa yaqbidn; maa yumsikuhunna illaar rahmaan; innahoo bikulli shai im baseer

Do they not see the birds above them with wings outspread and [sometimes] folded in? None holds them [aloft] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing.

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67:19Ayah 130

5 ayahs in Al-Mulk are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

← Previous on Signs in creation67:15It is He who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision - and to Him is the resurrection.Next on Signs in creation →67:30Say, "Have you considered: if your water was to become sunken [into the earth], then who could bring you flowing water?"

Tafsir

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Or have they not seen the birds above them in the air spreading their wings and closing? their wings after spreading them? in other words read wa-yaqbidna as wa-qābidātin similar to sāffātin ‘spreading’. Nothing sustains them from falling either when they are spreading them or closing them except the Compassionate One by His power. Indeed He is Seer of all things. The meaning is have they not inferred from the fact that the birds are able to remain in the air that We have the power to do with them what has been mentioned above as well as inflicting upon them other kinds of chastisement?

" Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of Allah" (al-Qur'an, liii. 18) imply that he saw Gabriel in his (original) form and he had six hundred wings.

Sahih Muslim #338Al-Shaibani narrated on the authority of Zirr who narrated it on this authority of Abdullah that the (words of Allah):Sahih

" The heart belied not what he saw" (al Qur'an, Iiii. 11) imply that he saw Gabriel (peace be upon him) and he had six hundred wings.

Sahih Muslim #337Al-Shaibini reported to us:Sahih

I asked Zirr b. Hubaish about the words of Allah (the Mighty and Great):" So he was (at a distance) of two bows or nearer" (al-Qur'an, Iiii 8). He said: Ibn Mas'ud informed me that, verily, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw Gabriel and he had six hundred wings.