What does Quran 37:24 mean?

Quran 37:24 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 24) translates to: "And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:24 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: Day of Judgment, Accountability, Divine Justice, Spiritual Consequences.

وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ

Wa qifoohum innahum mas'ooloon

And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."

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

3 other themes with weak connections

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Day of Judgment

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

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But first stop them detain them on the path for they must be questioned about all their sayings and deeds and it will be said to them in rebuke

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