Which Surah and Juz is Quran 54:31 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 54:31?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 54:31?

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

Ayah 30

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ...

54:31Al-Qamar

Q: What does Quran 54:31 mean?

Quran 54:31 (Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 31) translates to: "Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen."

Q: What topics does Quran 54:31 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Punishment, Prophet Salih, Prophethood, Warning to Disbelievers, Divine Justice.

Ayah 32

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ...

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ

Innaaa arsalnaa 'alaihim saihatanw waahidatan fakaano kahasheemil muhtazir

Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.

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Lessons from past peoples

54:31Ayah 155

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

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples54:29But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].Next on Lessons from past peoples →54:33The people of Lot denied the warning.

Tafsir

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Indeed We unleashed upon them a single Cry and they became like the chaff of a corral builder al-muhtazir is one who makes a pen from dried tree-branches and thorns for his sheep to protect them from wolves and beasts of prey; the fallen parts which they tread are called hashīm.

We have killed those who are upon the earth. Let us now kill those who are In the sky and they would throw their arrows towards the sky and the arrows would return to them besmeared with blood. And in the narration of Ibn Hujr (the words are):" I have sent such persons (Gog and Magog) that none would dare fight against them.

Sahih Muslim #4421It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) caused the date-palms of Banu Nadir to be cut down and burnt. It is in this connection that Hassan (the poet) said:Sahih

It was easy for the nobles of Quraish to burn Buwaira whose sparks were flying in all directions, in the same connection was revealed the Qur'anic verse:" Whatever trees you have cut down or left standing on their trunks."

Sunan Abu Dawud #4369The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Anas. B. Malik through a different chain of narrators. This version has :Sahih

Anas said : I saw one of them biting the earth with this mouth (teeth) on account of thirst and this they died.