What does Quran 37:65 mean?

Quran 37:65 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 65) translates to: "Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:65 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 37:65?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:65?

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

What topics does Quran 37:65 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Shaytan, Tree of Zaqqum, Hellfire, Divine Punishment, Divine Justice.

Ayah 64

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌۭ تَخْرُجُ فِىٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ...

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Ayah 66

فَإِنَّهُمْ لَءَاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِن...

طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

Tal'uhaa ka annahoo ru'oosush Shayaateen

Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.

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Its spathes likened to the spathes of a date-palm are like the heads of devils as vile-looking snakes.

"A male devil following a female devil."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3502It was narrated from Uthman bin Affan that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) saw a man following a pigeon and said:Da'if

"A male devil chasing a female devil."

Sahih Muslim #7116Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out from the house of 'Aisha and said:Sahih

It would be from this side that there would appear the height of unbelief, viz. where appear the horns of Satan, i.e. the east.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3500It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet(ﷺ) looked at a man who was chasing a bird and said:Sahih

"A devil chasing a devil."

Sunan Abu Dawud #4231Ibn az-Zubayr told that a woman client of theirs took az-Zubayr's daughter to Umar ibn al-Khattab wearing bells on her legs. Umar cut them off and said that he had heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:Sahih

There is a devil along with each bell.

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