What does Quran 15:58 mean?

Quran 15:58 (Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 58) translates to: "They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 15:58 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), the 15th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 14.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: People of Lut, Divine Punishment, Justice, Prophet Ibrahim, Social Corruption.

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ مُّجْرِمِينَ

Qaaloo innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmim mujrimeen

They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

2 other themes with weak connections

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Lessons from past peoples

15:58Ayah 199

27 ayahs in Al-Hijr are strongly about lessons from past peoples.

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They said ‘We have been sent to a sinning folk a disbelieving folk namely the people of Lot in order to destroy them;

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