Which Surah and Juz is Quran 67:9 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 67:9?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 67:9?

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

What topics does Quran 67:9 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Al-Kabir, Hellfire, Prophethood, Divine Warning.

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Q: What does Quran 67:9 mean?

Quran 67:9 (Surah Al-Mulk, Ayah 9) translates to: "They will say," Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'""

Ayah 10

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا ...

قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌۭ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ كَبِيرٍۢ

Qaaloo balaa qad jaaa'anaa nazeerun fakazzabnaa wa qulnaa maa nazzalal laahu min shai in in antum illaa fee dalaalin kabeer

They will say," Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'"

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They will say ‘Yes a warner did indeed come to us but we denied and said “God has not revealed anything; you are assuredly in great error”’ this last words may be the words of the angels spoken to the disbelievers when they are told of the denial or they may belong to the words of the disbelievers spoken to the warners.

"Abu Jahl said to the Prophet (ﷺ): 'We do not deny you, but we deny what you came with.' So Allah Most High revealed: It is not you that they deny but is Allah's Ayat which the wrong-doers reject (6:33)."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1139Jabir narrated:Sahih

"We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! We practice Azl, but the Jews claim that it is minor infanticide.' So he said: 'The Jews lie. When Allah wants to create it, nothing can prevent Him.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3991It was narrated that An-Nu'man bin Salim said:Hasan

"I heard Aws say: 'The Messenger of Allah came to us when we were in a tent.'" And he quoted the same Hadith.

Sahih al-Bukhari #2905Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called,: "War is deceit".

Sahih Muslim #7394Abū Ja’far Muhammad bin us-Sabbāh narrated to us, Ismā’īl bin Zakariyyā’ narrated to us, on authority of Āsim il-Ahwal, on authority of Ibn Sīrīn that he said:Sahih

‘They would not ask about the chains of narration, and when the Fitnah occurred, they said: ‘Name for us your men’. So Ahl us-Sunnah would be regarded, and their Ḥadīth were then taken, and Ahl ul-Bi’dah would be regarded, and their Ḥadīth were not taken’.