21:53
قَالُوا۟وَجَدْنَآءَابَآءَنَالَهَاعَٰبِدِينَ٥٣
qālū wajadnā ābāanā lahā ʿābidīna
They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."(53)
Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 53 (21:53)
ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء
قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ
Quran 21:53 is ayah 53 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 326 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 17
- Hizb 33
- Page 326
- Ruku 5
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
- وَجَدْنَآwajadnāWe found
- ءَابَآءَنَاābāanāour forefathers
- لَهَاlahāof them
- عَٰبِدِينَʿābidīnaworshippers
Tafsir (commentary) of 21:53
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This commentary explains ayahs 21:51–56 together.