What does Quran 40:36 mean?

Quran 40:36 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 36) translates to: "And Pharaoh said, "O Haman, construct for me a tower that I might reach the ways -"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:36 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ghafir (The Forgiver), the 40th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 24.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Firaun, Haman, Prophet Stories, Pharaoh, Arrogance.

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ ٱبْنِ لِى صَرْحًۭا لَّعَلِّىٓ أَبْلُغُ ٱلْأَسْبَٰبَ

Wa qaala Fir'awnu yaa Haamaanub-ni lee sarhal la'alleee ablughul asbaab

And Pharaoh said, "O Haman, construct for me a tower that I might reach the ways -

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Lessons from past peoples

40:36Ayah 185

19 ayahs in Ghafir are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

And Pharaoh said ‘O Hāmān! Build for me a tower a lofty edifice that perhaps I may reach the routes —

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