Which Surah and Juz is Quran 54:37 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 54:37?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 54:37?

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

Ayah 36

وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱل...

54:37Al-Qamar

Q: What does Quran 54:37 mean?

Quran 54:37 (Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 37) translates to: "And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning.""

Q: What topics does Quran 54:37 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Punishment, Prophet Lut, Hospitality, Divine Justice, Moral Corruption.

Ayah 38

وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌۭ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ...

وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

Wa laqad raawadoohu 'andaifee fatamasnaaa a'yunahum fazooqoo 'azaabee wa nuzur

And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

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54:37Ayah 155

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

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And they had even solicited of him his guests that he should let them have their own way with those who had come to him as guests that they may do wicked things with them — and these guests were angels. So We blotted out their eyes We blinded them and made them without slits so that they were continuous folds of skin like the rest of the face by having Gabriel smack them with his wing. ‘So taste now so We said to them taste My chastisement and My warnings’ that is to say taste the effects and the substance of My warning and My threat.

Some people or some men from 'Ukl, or 'Uraynah came to the Messenger of Allah and drove off the camels. He sent (men) after them and they were brought, and he had their eyes gouged out, and their hands and feet cut off. Then he left them in Al-Harrah in that state until they died."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #4039It was narrated that Anas said:Sahih

"Some people from 'Uraynah came to the Messenger of Allah . He sent (men) after them, and they were brought to him. He had their hands and feet cut off, and their eyes gouged out."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #73Anas bin Malik narrated:

"Allah's Messenger only poked out their eyes because they had poked out the eyes of the camel driver." Abu 'Eisa said: This Hadfth is Gharib. We do not know anyone who mentioned it other than this shaikh, from Yazid bin Zurai. And it is in accordance with the meaning of Allah's saying: "And wounds equal for equal" It has been reported that Muhammad bin Sirin said: "The Prophet only did this to them before the legislated punishments were revealed."

Sahih Muslim #4225Anas b. Malik reported that some people of the tribe of 'Ukl or 'Uraina came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and they found the climate of Medina uncogenial. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded them to the milch she-camels and commanded them to drink their urine and their milk. The rest of the hadith is the same (and the concluding words are):Sahih

" Their eyes were pierced, and they were thrown on the stony ground. They were asking for water, but they were not given water."

Sunan Abu Dawud #3978Narrated Anas ibn Malik:Da'if

The Prophet (ﷺ) read the verse: "We ordained therein for them: Life for life and eye for eye (an-nafsa bin-nafsi wal-'aynu bil-'ayn).