What does Quran 54:19 mean?

Quran 54:19 (Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 19) translates to: "Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 54:19 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon), the 54th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 54:19?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 54:19?

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

Ayah 18

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌۭ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ...

54:19Al-Qamar

Q: What topics does Quran 54:19 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Punishment, Warning, Nature References, Historical Events, Rejection of Prophets.

Ayah 20

تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍۢ مُّ...

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًۭا صَرْصَرًۭا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍۢ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ

Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim reehan sarsaran fee Yawmi nahsim mustamirr

Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

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54:19Ayah 155

23 ayahs in Al-Qamar are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples54:18'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.Next on Lessons from past peoples →54:20Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.

Tafsir

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Indeed We unleashed upon them a clamorous wind intensely noisy on a day of prolonged ill fortune nahsin mustamirr means either one of continuous ill fortune or one of severe ill fortune — and this was the last Wednesday of the month —

This wind has perhaps been made to blow for the death of a hypocrite, and as he reached Medina a notorious hypocrite from amongst the hypocrites had died.

Sahih Muslim #7103Jabir reported:Sahih

I was in the company of Ibn Mas'ud that there blew a red storm. The rest of the hadith is the same.

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