What does Quran 4:138 mean?

Quran 4:138 (Surah An-Nisaa, Ayah 138) translates to: "Give tidings to the hypocrites that there is for them a painful punishment -"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 4:138 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Nisaa (The Women), the 4th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 5.

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

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: Hypocrisy, Divine Justice, Repentance, Disbelief, Intention and Sincerity.

بَشِّرِ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ بِأَنَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

Bashshiril munaafiqeena bi anna lahum 'azaaban aleemaa

Give tidings to the hypocrites that there is for them a painful punishment -

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

4 other themes with weak connections

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4:138Ayah 1176

14 ayahs in An-Nisaa are strongly about hypocrisy. This is one of them.

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Give tidings to inform O Muhammad (s) the hypocrites that for them there is a painful chastisement namely the chastisement of the Fire.

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