What does Quran 37:61 mean?

Quran 37:61 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 61) translates to: "For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:61 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 Sunan Ibn Majah.

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, Divine Reward, Accountability, Paradise, Afterlife.

لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَٰمِلُونَ

Limisli haaza falya'ma lil 'aamiloon

For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.

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

12 other themes with weak connections

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Worldly life & wealth

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No ayah in As-Saaffaat is strongly about worldly life and wealth.

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For the like of this let all the workers work — it is said that this is said to them or it is what they say themselves.

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