What does Quran 44:35 mean?

Quran 44:35 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, Ayah 35) translates to: ""There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 44:35 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 44:35?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 44:35?

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

What topics does Quran 44:35 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Resurrection, Death, Afterlife, Day of Judgment, Divine Justice.

Ayah 34

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ...

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Ayah 36

فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ...

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

In hiya illaa mawtatunal oolaa wa maa nahnu bimun shareen

"There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.

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‘It that death after which there is life is nothing more than our first death that is when they were sperm-drops and we shall not be resurrected we shall not be raised alive after the second one.

We are the last and would be the first on the Day of Resurrection.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2318It was narrated from Jabir, that the Prophet(s.a.w) said:Sahih

"There is no soul born upon the earth – meaning today – upon whom will come one hundred years." (Sahih)

Sunan an-Nasa'i #4232It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said:Hasan

"There is no fara' and no' Atirah."

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