What does Quran 44:46 mean?

Quran 44:46 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, Ayah 46) translates to: "Like the boiling of scalding water."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 44:46 from?

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

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Tree of Zaqqum, Day of Judgment, Divine Punishment, Idolatry, Prophet Stories.

كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

Kaghalyil hameem

Like the boiling of scalding water.

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

44:46Ayah 159

12 ayahs in Ad-Dukhaan are strongly about Paradise and Hell.

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as the boiling of boiling water hamīm means water of the most extreme temperature.

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