What does Quran 37:36 mean?

Quran 37:36 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 36) translates to: "And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:36 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 37:36?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:36?

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

What topics does Quran 37:36 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophethood, Arrogance, Tawhid, Moral Consequences, Day of Judgment.

Ayah 35

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ...

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Ayah 37

بَلْ جَآءَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ...

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍۢ مَّجْنُونٍۭ

Wa yaqooloona a'innaa lataarikooo aalihatinaa lishaa'irim majnoon

And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"

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2 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about the Prophet.

← Previous on The Prophet ﷺ37:12But you wonder, while they mock,Next on The Prophet ﷺ →37:37Rather, the Prophet has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.

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and would say ‘Are we to abandon our gods for a mad poet?’ that is for the sake of what Muhammad (s) says? as regards the hamzas in a-innā ‘are we’ the same applies as mentioned above.

We were going with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). As we reached the place (known as) `Arj there met (us) a poet who had been reciting poetry. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Catch the satan or detain the satan, for filling the belly of a man with pus is better than stuffing his brain with poetry.

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