What does Quran 37:68 mean?

Quran 37:68 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 68) translates to: "Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:68 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 Abu Dawud.

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: Hellfire, Divine Punishment, Tree of Zaqqum, Afterlife, Paradise.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Summa inna marji'ahum la ilal Jaheem

Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.

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

3 other themes with weak connections

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Paradise & Hell

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

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Then indeed their return shall be to Hell-fire — this suggests that they exit from it only to drink the boiling water which is located outside it.

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