Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:17 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), the 7th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 8.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 7:17?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 7:17?

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

What topics does Quran 7:17 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Guidance, Tawhid, Straight Path, Divine Decree, Human Free Will.

Ayah 16

قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ ص...

7:17Al-A'raaf

Q: What does Quran 7:17 mean?

Quran 7:17 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 17) translates to: "Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You].""

Ayah 18

قَالَ ٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا مَذْءُومًۭا مَّدْحُورًۭا ۖ ل...

ثُمَّ لَءَاتِيَنَّهُم مِّنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ وَعَن شَمَآئِلِهِمْ ۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَٰكِرِينَ

Summa la aatiyannahum mim baine aideehim wa min khalfihim wa 'an aimaanihim wa 'an shamaaa'ilihim wa laa tajidu aksarahum shaakireen

Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]."

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7:17Ayah 1206

9 ayahs in Al-A'raaf are strongly about gratitude. This is one of them.

← Previous on Gratitude7:10And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.Next on Gratitude →7:43And We will have removed whatever is within their breasts of resentment, [while] flowing beneath them are rivers. And they will say, "Praise to Allah,

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Then I shall come upon them from before them and from behind them and from their right and from their left that is to say from every side and prevent them from following it that path. Ibn ‘Abbās said ‘However he cannot come upon them from above lest he come between the servant and the mercy of God exalted be He’. And You will not find most of them thankful’ believing.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount, and some of you will be brought in front of me till I will see them and then they will be taken away from me and I will say, 'O Lord, my companions!' It will be said, 'You do not know what they did after you had left.'

Sunan Ibn Majah #708Shurahbil said:

“I heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah say: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was performing Maghrib, and I came and stood on his left, but he made me stand on his right.’”

Sahih Muslim #5847Jabir b. Samura reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Behold, I shall be present ahead of you on the Cistern, and the distance between its different sides would be like that between Sana' and Aila, and its jugs would be like stars in the sky.