What does Quran 37:77 mean?

Quran 37:77 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 77) translates to: "And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:77 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 37:77?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:77?

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

What topics does Quran 37:77 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophetic Lineage, Divine Promise, Divine Justice, Tawhid, Prayer.

Ayah 76

وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِي...

37:77As-Saaffaat

Ayah 78

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ...

وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

Wa ja'alnaa zurriyyatahoo hummul baaqeen

And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]

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Lessons from past peoples

37:77Ayah 1182

50 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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Tafsir

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and made his descendants the survivors thus all human beings are descended from him peace be upon him. He had three sons Shem Sām the ancestor of the Arabs the Persians and the Byzantines; Ham Hām the ancestor of the Negroes; and Japheth Yāfith the ancestor of the Turks the Khazar and the peoples of Gog and Magog and the inhabitants of such regions.

And his progeny, them We made survivors (37:77).' The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Ham, Sam and Yafith" - with (the letter) Tha.

Sahih Muslim #4262Abu Huraira reported that two women fought-the rest of the hadith is the same but herein no mention has been made of:Sahih

He made her son and those who were with them her heirs. Someone said: Why should we pay blood-wit? And he did not name Hamal b. Malik.

Sahih al-Bukhari #3342Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Sahih

Regarding the Verse: 'And (We) made you into Shu'ub and Qabail-- (49.13) that Shu'uib means the big Qabail (i.e. nations) while the Qabail (i.e. tribes) means the branch tribes.