What does Quran 40:72 mean?

Quran 40:72 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 72) translates to: "In boiling water; then in the Fire they will be filled [with flame]."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:72 from?

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

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

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: Hellfire, Divine Justice, Day of Judgment, Accountability, Divine Signs.

فِى ٱلْحَمِيمِ ثُمَّ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يُسْجَرُونَ

Fil hameemi summa fin Naari Yasjaroon

In boiling water; then in the Fire they will be filled [with flame].

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

2 other themes with weak connections

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Paradise & Hell

40:72Ayah 185

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

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into the boiling water that is into Hell then in the Fire they are set aflame.

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