What does Quran 43:55 mean?

Quran 43:55 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 55) translates to: "And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 43:55 from?

This ayah is from Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold), the 43th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 25.

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: Divine Punishment, Pharaoh, Eschatological Topics, Justice, Ethical Themes.

فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Falammaaa aasafoonan taqamnaa minhum fa aghraqnaahum ajma'een

And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.

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Lessons from past peoples

43:55Ayah 189

16 ayahs in Az-Zukhruf are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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So when they had angered Us We took vengeance on them and drowned them all.

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