Which Surah and Juz is Quran 29:55 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ankaboot (The Spider), the 29th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 21.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 29:55?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 29:55?

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

Ayah 54

يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلْعَذَابِ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ ل...

29:55Al-Ankaboot

Q: What does Quran 29:55 mean?

Quran 29:55 (Surah Al-Ankaboot, Ayah 55) translates to: "On the Day the punishment will cover them from above them and from below their feet and it is said, "Taste [the result of] what you used to do.""

Q: What topics does Quran 29:55 relate to?

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

Ayah 56

يَٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ أَرْضِى و...

يَوْمَ يَغْشَىٰهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِمْ وَيَقُولُ ذُوقُوا۟ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Yawma yaghshaahumul 'azaabu min fawqihim wa min tahti arjulim wa yaqoolu zooqoo maa kuntum ta'maloon

On the Day the punishment will cover them from above them and from below their feet and it is said, "Taste [the result of] what you used to do."

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29:55Ayah 169

7 ayahs in Al-Ankaboot are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell29:54They urge you to hasten the punishment. And indeed, Hell will be encompassing of the disbelievers Next on Paradise & Hell →29:58And those who have believed and done righteous deeds - We will surely assign to them of Paradise [elevated] chambers beneath which rivers flow,

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on the Day when the chastisement shall envelop them from above them and from under their feet and We shall say thereat read the verb as naqūlu in other words ‘We shall command that it be said; or if read yaqūlu ‘he shall say’ namely the one in charge of meting out chastisement ‘Taste now what you used to do!’ that is taste the requital for it as you will not be able to elude Us.

from the Prophet (ﷺ), regarding this Ayah "Say: He has the power to send torment on you from above or from under your feet...' the Prophet (ﷺ) said "Indeed they shall be, even though they have not occurred as of yet."

Sahih Muslim #7342'A'isha reported that these words of Allah:Sahih

" When they came upon you from above you and from below you and when the eyes turned dull and the hearts rose up to the throats" (xxxiii. 10) pertain to the day of Ditch.

Sahih Muslim #6494'Urwa reported on the authority of his father that Hisham b. Hakim b. Hizam happened to pass by some people in Syria who had been made to stand in the sun and olive-oil was being poured upon their heads. He said:Sahih

What is this? It was said: They are being punished for (not paying) the Kharaj (the government revenue). Thereupon he said: Allah would punish those who torment people in this world (without any genuine reason).

Sunan Ibn Majah #1885It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"The image-makers will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and will be told: 'Give life to that which you have created.' "

Sahih Muslim #7026Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as say- ing:Sahih

The perspiration would spread on the Day of Resurrection upon the earth to the extent of seventy cubits and it would reach up to their mouths or up to their ears. Thaur is not sure (which words) he used (mouth or ears).