What does Quran 50:31 mean?

Quran 50:31 (Surah Qaaf, Ayah 31) translates to: "And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 50:31 from?

This ayah is from Surah Qaaf (The letter Qaaf), the 50th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 26.

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Righteousness, Day of Judgment, Divine Judgment, Divine Promise.

وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ

Wa uzlifatil jannatu lil muttaqeena ghaira ba'eed

And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,

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

3 other themes with weak connections

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50:31Ayah 145

7 ayahs in Qaaf are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

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And Paradise will be brought near for the God-fearing to a place not far anymore from them and so they see it whereupon it will be said to them

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