What does Quran 70:5 mean?

Quran 70:5 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij, Ayah 5) translates to: "So be patient with gracious patience."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 70:5 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ma'aarij (The Ascending Stairways), the 70th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Patience, Taqwa, Trust in Allah (Tawakkul), Ethical Conduct, Prophethood.

فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًۭا جَمِيلًا

Fasbir ssabran jameelaa

So be patient with gracious patience.

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70:5Ayah 144

2 ayahs in Al-Ma'aarij are strongly about patience. This is one of them.

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So be patient — this was revealed before he the Prophet was commanded to fight — with a graceful patience that is one in which there is no anguish.

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