What does Quran 37:115 mean?

Quran 37:115 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 115) translates to: "And We saved them and their people from the great affliction,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:115 from?

This ayah is from Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), the 37th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Al-Azim, Divine Salvation, Prophet Musa, Oppression, Historical Events.

وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Wa najjainaahumaa wa qawmahumaa minal karbil 'azeem

And We saved them and their people from the great affliction,

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Lessons from past peoples

37:115Ayah 1182

50 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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and We delivered them and their people the Children of Israel from the great distress namely Pharaoh’s enslavement of them.

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