Which Surah and Juz is Quran 20:76 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 20:76?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 20:76?

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

Ayah 75

وَمَن يَأْتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنًۭا قَدْ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰ...

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Q: What does Quran 20:76 mean?

Quran 20:76 (Surah Taa-Haa, Ayah 76) translates to: "Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself."

Q: What topics does Quran 20:76 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Eternal Abode, Reward of the Righteous, Spiritual Purification, Divine Reward.

Ayah 77

وَلَقَدْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ ب...

جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Jannaatu 'Adnin tajree min tahtihal anhaaru khaalideena feehaa; wa zaalika jazaaa'ua man tazakka

Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.

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20:76Ayah 1135

8 ayahs in Taa-Haa are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell20:75But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:Next on Paradise & Hell →20:117So We said, "O Adam, indeed this is an enemy to you and to your wife. Then let him not remove you from Paradise so you would suffer.

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the Gardens of Eden that is to say as a place of residence this jannātu ‘Adnin ‘Gardens of Eden’ is an explication thereof of al-darajātu’l-‘ulā ‘the highest degrees’ underneath which rivers flow abiding therein and that is the reward of him who keeps pure of sins.

“Kauthar is a river in Paradise whose banks are of gold and its bed is of rubies and pearls. Its soil is more fragrant than musk, its water is sweeter than honey and whiter than snow.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3377Anas narrated that the Prophet said:Hasan

“Indeed in Paradise there is a tree under whose shade a rider can travel for one hundred years without stopping. Recite if you wish: And in shave extended. And water flowing constantly.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3443Anas narrated ‘Verily We have granted you Al-Kauthar’ (108:1) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“It is a river in Paradise.” He said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘I saw a river in Paradise, whose banks had tents were made of pearl. I said: “What is this O Jibril?’” He said: “This is Al-Kauthar which Allah has granted you.”

Sahih Muslim #797Mukhtar b. Fulful reported that he had heard Anas b. Malik say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) dozed off, and the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Mus-hir except for the words that he (the Holy Prophet) said:Sahih

It (Kauthar) is a canal which my Lord the Exalted and the Glorious has promised me in Paradise. There is a tank over it, but he made no mention of the tumblers like the number of the stars.

Sahih al-Bukhari #1820Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There is a garden from the gardens of Paradise between my house and my pulpit, and my pulpit is on my Lake Fount (Al-Kauthar).