What does Quran 37:168 mean?

Quran 37:168 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 168) translates to: ""If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:168 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 Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Idolatry, Guidance, Hellfire, Spiritual Blindness, Divine Justice.

لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Law anna 'indana zikram minal awwaleen

"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

11 other themes with weak connections

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The Quran & revelation

37:168Ayah 1182

6 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.

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‘If we had but a reminder a scripture from the ancients that is from among the scriptures of past communities

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