Which Surah and Juz is Quran 27:67 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Naml (The Ant), the 27th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 20.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 27:67?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 27:67?

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

What topics does Quran 27:67 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Resurrection, Day of Judgment, Afterlife, Disbelief, Death.

Ayah 66

بَلِ ٱدَّٰرَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۚ بَلْ ...

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Q: What does Quran 27:67 mean?

Quran 27:67 (Surah An-Naml, Ayah 67) translates to: "And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?"

Ayah 68

لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَٰذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن ق...

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًۭا وَءَابَآؤُنَآ أَئِنَّا لَمُخْرَجُونَ

Wa qaalal lazeena kafarooo 'a-izaa kunnaa turaabanw wa aabaaa'unaaa a'innaa lamukhrajoon

And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?

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Day of Judgment

27:67Ayah 193

8 ayahs in An-Naml are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment27:65Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected."Next on Day of Judgment →27:83And [warn of] the Day when We will gather from every nation a company of those who deny Our signs, and they will be [driven] in rows

Tafsir

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And the disbelievers say also in rejecting the idea of resurrection ‘What! When we and our fathers are dust shall we indeed be brought forth again? from the graves.

When a man is placed in his grave and his friends leave him, he hears the beat of their sandals. Then two angles come and speak to him. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition nearly similar to the previous one. It goes : As for the infidel and hypocrite they say to them. This version adds the word “hypocrite”. And he said : those who are near him will hear (his shout) with the exception of men and jinn.

Sunan Ibn Majah #1288It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:Sahih

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The niche-grave is for us and the ditch-grave is for others.”

Sunan Abu Dawud #3209Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The niche in the side of the grave is for us and the excavation in the middle is for others.