What does Quran 38:54 mean?

Quran 38:54 (Surah Saad, Ayah 54) translates to: "Indeed, this is Our provision; for it there is no depletion."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 38:54 from?

This ayah is from Surah Saad (The letter Saad), the 38th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 38:54?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 38:54?

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

Ayah 53

هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ...

38:54Saad

Q: What topics does Quran 38:54 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Divine Sustenance, Hereafter, Reward of the Righteous, Divine Promise.

Ayah 55

هَٰذَا ۚ وَإِنَّ لِلطَّٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَـَٔابٍۢ...

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ

Inna haazaa larizqunaa maa lahoo min nafaad

Indeed, this is Our provision; for it there is no depletion.

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20 ayahs in Saad are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

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This is indeed Our provision which will never be exhausted’ in other words one which will never cease this last sentence mā lahu min nafādin is a circumstantial qualifier referring to rizqunā ‘Our provision’; or it is a second predicate of inna ‘indeed’ meaning that it will be ‘everlasting’.

'Abu 'Ubaida collected their provisions in the provision bag. and he fed us (for some time). Later on when the provisions ran short he gave us one date every day.

Sahih Muslim #5230Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Food for two persons suffices three persons and food for three persons suffices four persons.

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