What does Quran 37:27 mean?

Quran 37:27 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 27) translates to: "And they will approach one another blaming each other."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:27 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 are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

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, Hellfire, Divine Justice, Accountability, Arrogance.

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Wa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatasaaa'aloon

And they will approach one another blaming each other.

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Day of Judgment

37:27Ayah 1182

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

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And some of them will turn to others questioning each other blaming one another and disputing.

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