What does Quran 68:29 mean?

Quran 68:29 (Surah Al-Qalam, Ayah 29) translates to: "They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 68:29 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen), the 68th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Wrongdoing, Divine Mercy, Moral Failure, Repentance, Testing of Believers.

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

Qaaloo subhaana rabbinaaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen

They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

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68:29Ayah 152

This is the only ayah in Al-Qalam strongly about repentance.

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They said ‘Glory be to God our Lord. Verily we have been wrongdoers’ by denying the poor folk what is their due.

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