Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:30 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 7:30?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 7:30?

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

What topics does Quran 7:30 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Shaytan, Prophethood, Allah, Guidance, Disbelief.

Ayah 29

قُلْ أَمَرَ رَبِّى بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ وُجُ...

7:30Al-A'raaf

Q: What does Quran 7:30 mean?

Quran 7:30 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 30) translates to: "A group [of you] He guided, and a group deserved [to be in] error. Indeed, they had taken the devils as allies instead of Allah while they thought that they were guided."

Ayah 31

۞ يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ خُذُوا۟ زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِ...

فَرِيقًا هَدَىٰ وَفَرِيقًا حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ ۗ إِنَّهُمُ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ

Fareeqan hadaa wa fareeqan haqqa 'alaihimud dalaalah; innahumut takhazush Shayaateena awliyaaa'a min doonil laahi wa yahsaboona annnahum muhtadoon

A group [of you] He guided, and a group deserved [to be in] error. Indeed, they had taken the devils as allies instead of Allah while they thought that they were guided.

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7:30Ayah 1206

19 ayahs in Al-A'raaf are strongly about the oneness of Allah.

← Previous on Oneness of Allah7:29Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord has ordered justice and that you maintain yourselves [in worship of Him] at every place [or time] of prostration, and invoke Him,Next on Oneness of Allah →7:33Say, "My Lord has only forbidden immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed - and sin, and oppression without right,

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A party of you He has guided while another party has deserved to go astray — they have taken devils as patrons instead of God that is other than Him and think that they are guided’.

The Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr employed a (pagan) man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail and the tribe of Bani 'Abu bin `Adi as a guide. He was an expert guide and he broke the oath contract which he had to abide by with the tribe of Al-`Asi bin Wail and he was on the religion of Quraish pagans. The Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr had confidence in him and gave him their riding camels and told him to bring them to the Cave of Thaur after three days. So, he brought them their two riding camels after three days and both of them (The Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr) set out accompanied by 'Amir bin Fuhaira and the Dili guide who guided them below Mecca along the road leading to the sea-shore.

Sunan Abu Dawud #2608Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: A single rider is a devil, and a pair of riders are a pair of devils, but three are a company of riders.

Sunan Abu Dawud #5121Narrated Wathilah ibn al-Asqa':Sahih in chain

I asked: Messenger of Allah! what is party spirit? He replied: That you should help your people in wrongdoing.