Which Surah and Juz is Quran 20:124 from?

This ayah is from Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), the 20th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 20:124?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 20:124?

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

Ayah 123

قَالَ ٱهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًۢا ۖ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَ...

20:124Taa-Haa

Q: What does Quran 20:124 mean?

Quran 20:124 (Surah Taa-Haa, Ayah 124) translates to: "And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind.""

Q: What topics does Quran 20:124 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Theological Concepts, Ethical Themes, Taqwa, Eschatological Topics, Resurrection.

Ayah 125

قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِىٓ أَعْمَىٰ وَقَدْ كُنت...

وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِيشَةًۭ ضَنكًۭا وَنَحْشُرُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَعْمَىٰ

Wa man a'rada 'an Zikree fa inna lahoo ma'eeshatan dankanw wa nahshuruhoo Yawmal Qiyaamati a'maa

And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."

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20:124Ayah 1135

12 ayahs in Taa-Haa are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment20:111And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice.Next on Day of Judgment →20:125He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?"

Tafsir

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But whoever disregards My remembrance disregards the Qur’ān and does not believe in it his shall be a straitened life read dankan with nunation a verbal noun meaning ‘straitened circumstances’. This statement has been interpreted in one hadīth to mean the punishment of the grave for the disbeliever. And on the Day of Resurrection We shall bring him to the assembly namely the one who disregards the Qur’ān blind’ blind in eyesight.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone lies on his side where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on him on the Day of Resurrection; and if anyone sits in a place where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on him on the Day of Resurrection.

Sunan Abu Dawud #1475Narrated Sa'd ibn Ubadah:Hasan

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: No man recites the Qur'an, then forgets it, but will meet Allah on the Day of Judgment in a maimed condition (or empty-handed, or with no excuse).

Sahih Muslim #5318Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said:Sahih

He who trailed his garment out of pride, Allah would not look toward him on the Day of Resurrection.

Sahih Muslim #1735Ibn Mas'ud reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Wretched is the man who says: I forgot such and such a sura, or I forget such and such a verse, but he has been made to forget.

Sahih Muslim #5316Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said:Sahih

He who trails his (lower) garment out of pride, Allah will not look toward him on the Day of Resurrection.