Which Surah and Juz is Quran 30:56 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ar-Room (The Romans), the 30th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 21.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 30:56?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 30:56?

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

What topics does Quran 30:56 relate to?

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

Ayah 55

وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُون...

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Q: What does Quran 30:56 mean?

Quran 30:56 (Surah Ar-Room, Ayah 56) translates to: "But those who were given knowledge and faith will say, "You remained the extent of Allah 's decree until the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection, but you did not used to know.""

Ayah 57

فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يَنفَعُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَع...

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ وَٱلْإِيمَٰنَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْبَعْثِ ۖ فَهَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْبَعْثِ وَلَٰكِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Wa qaalal lazeena ootul 'ilma wal eemaana laqad labistum fee kitaabil laahi ilaa yawmil ba'si fahaazaa yawmul ba'si wa laakinnakum kuntum laa ta'lamoon

But those who were given knowledge and faith will say, "You remained the extent of Allah 's decree until the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection, but you did not used to know."

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30:56Ayah 160

10 ayahs in Ar-Room are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment30:55And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded.Next on Day of Judgment →30:57So that Day, their excuse will not benefit those who wronged, nor will they be asked to appease [Allah].

Tafsir

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But those who have been given knowledge and faith of angels and others shall say ‘You have remained according to God’s decree in accordance with what He had decreed for you in His prior knowledge until the Day of Resurrection. This is the Day of Resurrection which you rejected but you did not know’ that it would come to pass.

We who are the last would be the first on the Day of Resurrection but they (other Ummahs) were given the Book before us and we were given after them, and this was the day that was prescribed for them but they disagreed on it. And Allah guided us to it. and they came after us with regard to it, the Jews observing the next day and the Christians the day following that.

Sahih al-Bukhari #7030Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:Sahih

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he has given it to you, but it will be taken away through the death of the religious learned men with their knowledge. Then there will remain ignorant people who, when consulted, will give verdicts according to their opinions whereby they will mislead others and go astray."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3691It was narrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“There will be tribulation in which a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever by evening, except the one to whom Allah grants knowledge.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2268Abu Musa narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:Sahih

"Indeed after you there will be days in which knowledge shall be raised up and Al-Harj shall abound." They said: "O Messenger of Allah(s.a.w)! What is Al-Harj?" He said: "Killing."

Sunan Abu Dawud #4717Abu Dawud said :Sahih

Malik was asked : The heretics argue from this tradition against us. Malik said : Argue against them from its last part which goes. The people asked : What do you think about the one who died while he was young? He replied : Allah knows best what he was going to do.