What does Quran 37:136 mean?

Quran 37:136 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 136) translates to: "Then We destroyed the others."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:136 from?

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

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

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: Divine Punishment, Divine Justice, Historical Events, Moral Corruption, Accountability.

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ

Summa dammarnal aakhareen

Then We destroyed the others.

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Lessons from past peoples

37:136Ayah 1182

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

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Then We destroyed all the others the disbelievers from among his people.

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