Which Surah and Juz is Quran 72:19 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Jinn (The Jinn), the 72th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 72:19?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 72:19?

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

What topics does Quran 72:19 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Tawhid, Supplication, Prophethood, Spiritual Seclusion.

Ayah 18

وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ...

72:19Al-Jinn

Q: What does Quran 72:19 mean?

Quran 72:19 (Surah Al-Jinn, Ayah 19) translates to: "And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass.""

Ayah 20

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِ...

وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًۭا

Wa annahoo lammaa qaama 'adul laahi yad'oohu kaadoo yakoonoona 'alaihi libadaa

And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."

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72:19Ayah 128

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And that annahu; or innahu as a new sentence the pronoun being that of the matter when the servant of God the Prophet Muhammad (s) rose to invoke Him to worship Him at Batn Nakhla they that is the jinn listening to his recitation were almost upon him in heaps libadan or lubadan the plural of libda or lubda like felt in the way they were heaped on top of one another crowding in their eagerness to listen to the Qur’ān.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prostrated himself (while reciting these verses)." When the heaven burst asunder" ;" Read in the name of Thy Lord".

Sunan an-Nasa'i #1925It was narrated form Yazid bin Thabit:Sahih

That they were sitting with the Messenger of Allah when a funeral appeared. The Messenger of Allah stood up, and those who were with him stood up, until it had passed by.

Sunan Abu Dawud #875Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:

The nearest a servant come to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication often.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #573Abu Hurairah narrated:Sahih

"We prostrated with the Messenger of Allah in: 'Read! In the Name of your Lord' and 'When the heaven is split asunder.'"

Sunan Ibn Majah #792It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:Da'if

“We prostrated with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in “When the heaven is split asunder” and “Read! In the Name of your Lord.”