What does Quran 15:99 mean?

Quran 15:99 (Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 99) translates to: "And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death)."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 15:99 from?

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

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah.

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: Death, Patience, Divine Command, Prophetic Mission, Spiritual Devotion.

وَٱعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

Wa'bud Rabbaka hattaa yaatiyakal yaqeen

And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).

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

11 other themes with weak connections

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15:99Ayah 199

This is the only ayah in Al-Hijr strongly about patience.

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

and worship your Lord until Certainty — Death — comes to you.

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