Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:6 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 40:6?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 40:6?

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

What topics does Quran 40:6 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hellfire, Disbelief, Divine Justice, Divine Decree, Divine Punishment.

Ayah 5

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ وَٱلْأَحْزَابُ ...

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Q: What does Quran 40:6 mean?

Quran 40:6 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 6) translates to: "And thus has the word of your Lord come into effect upon those who disbelieved that they are companions of the Fire."

Ayah 7

ٱلَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥ ي...

وَكَذَٰلِكَ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ

Wa kazaalika haqqat Kalimatu Rabbika 'alal lazeena kafarooo annahum Ashaabun Naar

And thus has the word of your Lord come into effect upon those who disbelieved that they are companions of the Fire.

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17 ayahs in Ghafir are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

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Tafsir

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And thus was the word of your Lord — namely the verse Assuredly I will fill Hell … Q. 11119 — fulfilled against those who disbelieve that they shall be the inhabitants of the Fire annahum ashābu’l-nāri substitutes for kalimatu ‘the word’.