Which Surah and Juz is Quran 27:5 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Naml (The Ant), the 27th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 27:5?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 27:5?

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

What topics does Quran 27:5 relate to?

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

Ayah 4

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ زَي...

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Q: What does Quran 27:5 mean?

Quran 27:5 (Surah An-Naml, Ayah 5) translates to: "Those are the ones for whom there will be the worst of punishment, and in the Hereafter they are the greatest losers."

Ayah 6

وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِ...

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلْعَذَابِ وَهُمْ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ هُمُ ٱلْأَخْسَرُونَ

Ulaaa'ikal lazeena lahum sooo'ul 'azaabi wa hum fil Aakhirati humul akhsaroon

Those are the ones for whom there will be the worst of punishment, and in the Hereafter they are the greatest losers.

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Those are they for whom there is an awful chastisement the worst chastisement in this world being killed or being taken captive; and in the Hereafter they will be the greatest losers because they will end up in the Fire which has been made everlasting for them.

“Among the worst people in status before Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be a person who loses his Hereafter for the sake of this world.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5372It was narrated that 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet , said:Sahih

"The people who will be most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection will be those who try to match the creation of Allah."

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