What does Quran 40:63 mean?

Quran 40:63 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 63) translates to: "Thus were those [before you] deluded who were rejecting the signs of Allah."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:63 from?

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

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari.

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: Allah, Divine Signs, Tawhid, Gratitude, Blessings of Allah.

كَذَٰلِكَ يُؤْفَكُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ

Kazaalika yu'fakul loazeena kaanoo bi Aayaatil laahi yajhadoon

Thus were those [before you] deluded who were rejecting the signs of Allah.

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Lessons from past peoples

40:63Ayah 185

19 ayahs in Ghafir are strongly about lessons from past peoples.

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So deviate that is in the same way that these Meccans deviate deviate those who used to deny the signs of God His miracles.

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