What does Quran 37:98 mean?

Quran 37:98 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 98) translates to: "And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:98 from?

This ayah is from Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), the 37th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:98?

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

What topics does Quran 37:98 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Punishment, Prophet Ibrahim, Prophets, Divine Justice, Truthfulness.

Ayah 97

قَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنْيَٰنًۭا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِ...

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Ayah 99

وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ...

فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًۭا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ

Fa araadoo bihee kaidan faja 'alnaahumul asfaleen

And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.

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Lessons from past peoples

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

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples37:97They said, "Construct for him a furnace and throw him into the burning fire."Next on Lessons from past peoples →37:99And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me.

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So they sought to outwit him by flinging him into the fire so that it may destroy him but We made them the lowermost the vanquished as he came out of the fire unharmed.

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