What does Quran 37:19 mean?

Quran 37:19 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 19) translates to: "It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:19 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 37:19?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:19?

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

What topics does Quran 37:19 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Resurrection, Day of Judgment, Divine Command, Divine Decree, Creation.

Ayah 18

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ...

37:19As-Saaffaat

Ayah 20

وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ...

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

Fa innamaa hiya zajra tunw waahidatun fa izaa hum yanzuroon

It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.

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Day of Judgment

37:19Ayah 1182

15 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment37:18Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."Next on Day of Judgment →37:20They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."

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For it will be only innamā hiya this hiya is a demonstrative pronoun explained by the following zajratun a single cry and lo! they all creatures will be alive watching to see what will be done with them.

It you must do so, do it only once.

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