What does Quran 26:202 mean?

Quran 26:202 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 202) translates to: "And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:202 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), the 26th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Punishment, Disbelief, Day of Judgment, Divine Justice, Repentance.

فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةًۭ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Fayaatiyahum baghtatanw wa hum laa yash'uroon

And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.

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Day of Judgment

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6 ayahs in Ash-Shu'araa are strongly about the Day of Judgment.

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so that it will come upon them suddenly while they are not aware.

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