What does Quran 37:38 mean?

Quran 37:38 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 38) translates to: "Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:38 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 Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Justice, Intention and Deeds, Day of Judgment, Tawhid, Accountability.

إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَلِيمِ

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Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,

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

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37:38Ayah 1182

24 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

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‘You shall certainly there is a shift from the third person address to the second here taste the painful chastisement

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