What does Quran 37:145 mean?

Quran 37:145 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 145) translates to: "But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:145 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 37:145?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:145?

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

What topics does Quran 37:145 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Yunus, Prophet Stories, Divine Mercy, Trials and Tests, Repentance.

Ayah 144

لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ...

37:145As-Saaffaat

Ayah 146

وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةًۭ مِّن يَقْطِينٍۢ...

۞ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌۭ

Fanabaznaahu bil'araaa'i wa huwa saqeem

But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.

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37:145Ayah 1182

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

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Tafsir

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Then We cast him We flung him out of the belly of the whale onto the barren land onto the face of the earth that is onto the shore on that same day — or three or seven or twenty or forty days later — and he was sick ailing like a newly-born featherless chick.

we (intended to pour) medicine in the mouth of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in his illness, but he pointed out (with the gesture of his hand) that it should not be poured into the mouth against his will. We said: (It was perhaps due to the natural) aversion of the patient against medicine. When he recovered, he said: Medicine should be poured into the mouth of every one of you except Ibn 'Abbas, for he was not present amongst you.

Sunan Abu Dawud #3134Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:Sahih

A man had a shot of arrow in his chest or throat (the narrator is doubtful). So he died. He was shrouded in his clothes as he was. The narrator said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

Sahih al-Bukhari #4258Narrated `Aisha:Sahih

We poured medicine in one side of the Prophet's mouth during his illness and he started pointing to us, meaning to say, "Don't pour medicine in my mouth." We said, "(He says so) because a patient dislikes medicines." When he improved and felt a little better, he said, "Didn't I forbid you to pour medicine in my mouth ?" We said, " ( We thought it was because of) the dislike, patients have for medicines. He said, "Let everyone present in the house be given medicine by pouring it in his mouth while I am looking at him, except `Abbas as he has not witnessed you (doing the same to me).