What does Quran 37:48 mean?

Quran 37:48 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 48) translates to: "And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:48 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 37:48?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:48?

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

Ayah 47

لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌۭ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ...

37:48As-Saaffaat

Q: What topics does Quran 37:48 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Hereafter, Day of Judgment, Divine Justice, Spiritual Purification.

Ayah 49

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌۭ مَّكْنُونٌۭ...

وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌۭ

Wa 'indahum qaasiraatut tarfi 'een

And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes,

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37:48Ayah 1182

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

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Tafsir

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and with them will be maidens of restrained glances who reserved their glances exclusively for their spouses and do not look upon any other — because of the beauty they the maidens see in them — with beautiful eyes ‘īn means with large and beautiful eyes

"Look at her, for there is something in the eyes of the Ansar."

Sahih Muslim #2222Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

There would come a time for the people when a person would roam about with Sadaqa of gold, but he would find no one to accept it from him. And a man would be seen followed by forty women seeking refuge with him on account of the scarcity of males and abundance of females."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3233It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“The best of your kohl is antimony, for it improves the eyesight and makes the hair (eyelashes) grow.”