What does Quran 51:42 mean?

Quran 51:42 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, Ayah 42) translates to: "It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 51:42 from?

This ayah is from Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds), the 51th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 51:42?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 51:42?

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

Ayah 41

وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱ...

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Q: What topics does Quran 51:42 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Historical Events, Divine Punishment, Creation, Lessons from Past Nations, Divine Signs.

Ayah 43

وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّ...

مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ

Maa tazaru min shai'in atat 'alaihi illaa ja'alat hu karrameem

It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.

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20 ayahs in Adh-Dhaariyat are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples51:41And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.Next on Lessons from past peoples →51:43And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

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It did not leave anything any soul or property that it came upon without making it like decayed bones like something that is withered and in scattered pieces.

" The traces of the embers," but he made no mention of what followed afterward.

Sahih Muslim #4686The tradition has been narrated on the authority of Sa'id b. Musayyib who learnt it from his father. The latter said:Sahih

I had seen the tree. When I came to the spot afterwards, I could not recognise it.

Sunan Abu Dawud #3472'Ata said:Sahih

Blight means anything which obviously damages (the crop), by rain, hail, locust, blast of wind, or fire.

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