What does Quran 44:11 mean?

Quran 44:11 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, Ayah 11) translates to: "Covering the people; this is a painful torment."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 44:11 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ad-Dukhaan (The Smoke), the 44th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 25.

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

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Divine Punishment, Divine Justice, Idolatry, Accountability.

يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ

Yaghshan naasa haazaa 'azaabun aleem

Covering the people; this is a painful torment.

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2 other themes with weak connections

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3 ayahs in Ad-Dukhaan are strongly about the Day of Judgment.

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that will envelop the people and so they said ‘This is a painful chastisement!

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