What does Quran 15:82 mean?

Quran 15:82 (Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 82) translates to: "And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 15:82 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 Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: People of Thamud, Creation, Rejection of Prophets, Divine Punishment, Historical Prophets.

وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ

Wa kaanoo yanhitoona minal jibaali buyootan aamineen

And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.

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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15:82Ayah 199

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

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And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountains feeling secure.

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