Which Surah and Juz is Quran 39:69 from?

This ayah is from Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups), the 39th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 24.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 39:69?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 39:69?

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

What topics does Quran 39:69 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Al-Haqq, Record of Deeds, Divine Justice, Justice.

Ayah 68

وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰ...

39:69Az-Zumar

Q: What does Quran 39:69 mean?

Quran 39:69 (Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 69) translates to: "And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the record [of deeds] will be placed, and the prophets and the witnesses will be brought, and it will be judged between them in truth, and they will not be wronged."

Ayah 70

وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُوَ أَع...

وَأَشْرَقَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ وَجِا۟ىٓءَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَ وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ وَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

Wa ashraqatil ardu binoori Rabbihaa wa wudi'al Kitaabu wa jeee'a bin nabiyyeena wash shuhadaaa'i wa qudiya bainahum bilhaqqi wa hum laa yuzlamoon

And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the record [of deeds] will be placed, and the prophets and the witnesses will be brought, and it will be judged between them in truth, and they will not be wronged.

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Day of Judgment

39:69Ayah 175

14 ayahs in Az-Zumar are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment39:68And the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will fall dead except whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown again,Next on Day of Judgment →39:70And every soul will be fully compensated [for] what it did; and He is most knowing of what they do.

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And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord when God reveals Himself for the passing of judgement and the Book of deeds shall be set in place for the Reckoning and the prophets and witnesses namely Muhammad (s) and his community will be brought to bear witness that the messengers delivered the Message to their respective communities. And judgement will be made between them with truth in other words justly and they will not be wronged in a single thing.

“People will be resurrected (and judged) according to their intentions.”

Sahih al-Bukhari #6294Narrated `Abdullah:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The cases which will be decided first (on the Day of Resurrection) will be the cases of blood-shedding. "