What does Quran 19:40 mean?

Quran 19:40 (Surah Maryam, Ayah 40) translates to: "Indeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 19:40 from?

This ayah is from Surah Maryam (Mary), the 19th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 19:40?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 19:40?

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

Ayah 39

وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَسْرَةِ إِذْ قُضِىَ ٱلْأَ...

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Q: What topics does Quran 19:40 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Sovereignty, Return to Allah, Day of Judgment, Accountability, Creation.

Ayah 41

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ ك...

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَرِثُ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا وَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ

Innaa NNahnu narisul arda wa man 'alaihaa wa ilainaa yurja'oon

Indeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned.

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Day of Judgment

19:40Ayah 198

11 ayahs in Maryam are strongly about the Day of Judgment.

← Previous on Day of Judgment19:39And warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be concluded; and [yet], they are in [a state of] heedlessness, and they do not believe.Next on Day of Judgment →19:66And the disbeliever says, "When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?"

Tafsir

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Indeed We innā nahnu a repetition of the first person for emphasis shall inherit the earth and all who are on it of rational beings and others by destroying them and to Us they shall be returned thereon on the Day of Resurrection for requital.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever takes a piece of the land of others unjustly, he will sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2181Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) said:Sahih

"The one who inherits the Wala is the one who inherits the wealth."

Sahih Muslim #4069Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported that a woman gave her garden as a life grant to her son. He died and later on she also died and left a son behind and brothers also, The sons of the woman making life grant said (to those who had been conferred upon this 'Umra):Sahih

This garden has returned to us. The sons of the one who had been given life grant said: This belonged to our father, during his lifetime and in case of his death. They took their dispute to Tariq, the freed slave of 'Uthman. He called Jabir and he gave testimony of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said: Life grant belongs to one who is conferred upon this (privilege). Tariq gave this decision and then wrote to Abd al-Malik and informed him, Jabir bearing witness to it. Abd al-Malik said: Jabir has told the truth. Then Tariq gave a decree and, as a result thereof, it is to this day that the garden belongs to descendants of one who was conferred upon the life grant.