What does Quran 31:24 mean?

Quran 31:24 (Surah Luqman, Ayah 24) translates to: "We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 31:24 from?

This ayah is from Surah Luqman (Luqman), the 31th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 21.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 31:24?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 31:24?

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

What topics does Quran 31:24 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hereafter, Divine Justice, Divine Punishment, Disbelief, Divine Power.

Ayah 23

وَمَن كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ كُفْرُهُۥٓ ۚ إِلَيْنَ...

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Ayah 25

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱ...

نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلًۭا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍۢ

Numatti'uhum qaleelan summa nadtarruhum ilaa 'azaabin ghaleez

We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment.

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2 ayahs in Luqman are strongly about worldly life and wealth. This is one of them.

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We will give them comfort in this world for a little while for the duration of the days of their lives then We will drive them in the Hereafter to a harsh chastisement namely the chastisement of the Fire from which they will find no escape.

" We will, surely, make them taste the lesser punishment before the severer punishment (that haply they may return)" (xxxii. 21) imply the torments of the world. (victory of) Rome, seizing (of the Meccans), or smoke. And Shalba was in doubt about seizing or smoke.

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