What does Quran 71:26 mean?

Quran 71:26 (Surah Nooh, Ayah 26) translates to: "And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 71:26 from?

This ayah is from Surah Nooh (Noah), the 71th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

What tafsir is available for Quran 71:26?

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

What topics does Quran 71:26 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Nuh, Supplication, Divine Justice, Disbelief, Divine Decree.

Ayah 25

مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟...

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Ayah 27

إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا ...

وَقَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا

Wa qaala Noohur Rabbi laa tazar 'alal ardi minal kaafireena daiyaaraa

And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.

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3 ayahs in Nooh are strongly about dua. This is one of them.

← Previous on Dua71:24And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."Next on Dua →71:28My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women.

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And Noah said ‘My Lord do not leave from among the disbelievers a single dweller upon the earth dayyār means ‘one who inhabits a dwelling dār’ in other words not one.

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