What does Quran 26:66 mean?

Quran 26:66 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 66) translates to: "Then We drowned the others."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:66 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 26:66?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 26:66?

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

What topics does Quran 26:66 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Punishment, Pharaoh, Historical Events, Justice, Divine Signs.

Ayah 65

وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ...

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Ayah 67

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَر...

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ

Summa aghraqnal aakhareen

Then We drowned the others.

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Then We drowned the others Pharaoh and his folk by closing the sea on them after they had entered the sea and the Children of Israel had exited therefrom.

" And one who is drowned is a martyr."

Sahih Muslim #4807Another version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Suhail thouch a different chain of transmitters contains the additional words:Sahih

" A drowned person is a martyr."

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