What does Quran 37:82 mean?

Quran 37:82 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 82) translates to: "Then We drowned the disbelievers."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:82 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 are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

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: Divine Punishment, Prophet Nuh, Historical Events, Justice, Accountability.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ

Summa aghraqnal aakhareen

Then We drowned the disbelievers.

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Lessons from past peoples

37:82Ayah 1182

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

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

Then We did drown the others the disbelievers from among his folk.

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