What does Quran 38:55 mean?

Quran 38:55 (Surah Saad, Ayah 55) translates to: "This [is so]. But indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 38:55 from?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 38:55?

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

Ayah 54

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ...

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Q: What topics does Quran 38:55 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hellfire, Divine Punishment, Divine Justice, Transgression Wandering Blindly, Day of Judgment.

Ayah 56

جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ...

هَٰذَا ۚ وَإِنَّ لِلطَّٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَـَٔابٍۢ

Haazaa; wa inna littaagheena lasharra ma-aab

This [is so]. But indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -

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Paradise & Hell

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

← Previous on Paradise & Hell38:54Indeed, this is Our provision; for it there is no depletion.Next on Paradise & Hell →38:56Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the resting place.

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That which is mentioned will be the reward for the believers is so; but for the insolent this is a new sentence there will surely be an evil place of return —

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