What does Quran 15:67 mean?

Quran 15:67 (Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 67) translates to: "And the people of the city came rejoicing."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 15:67 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 15:67?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 15:67?

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

What topics does Quran 15:67 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: People of Lut, Social Behavior, Hospitality, Moral Corruption, Prophet Lut.

Ayah 66

وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِ...

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Ayah 68

قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيْفِى فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ...

وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

Wa jaaa'a ahlul madeenati yastabshiroon

And the people of the city came rejoicing.

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15:67Ayah 199

27 ayahs in Al-Hijr are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples15:66And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.Next on Lessons from past peoples →15:68[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me.

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And then came the people of the city the city of Sodom that is the people of Lot upon being told that there were handsome clean-shaven individuals — namely the angels — in the house of Lot rejoicing yastabshirūn is a circumstantial qualifier desiring to commit an abomination with them.

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina, the Abyssinians played for his coming out of joy; they played with spears.

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