Which Surah and Juz is Quran 54:46 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 54:46?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 54:46?

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

Ayah 45

سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ...

54:46Al-Qamar

Q: What does Quran 54:46 mean?

Quran 54:46 (Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 46) translates to: "But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter."

Q: What topics does Quran 54:46 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Divine Punishment, Warning to Disbelievers, Divine Justice, Accountability.

Ayah 47

إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍۢ...

بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

Balis Saa'atu maw'iduhum was Saa'atu adhaa wa amarr

But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.

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54:46Ayah 155

7 ayahs in Al-Qamar are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment54:8Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."Next on Day of Judgment →54:48The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."

Tafsir

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Nay but the Hour is their tryst for chastisement and the Hour that is the chastisement thereat will be more calamitous greater in affliction and more bitter than the chastisement of this world.

The Last Hour would affect (most terribly) the wicked persons.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2375Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:Sahih

"Race to do works against seven. Are you waiting but for overwhelming poverty, or distracting richness, or debilitating illness, or babbling senility, or sudden death, or the Dajjal, so that hidden evil is what is awaited, or the Hour? The Hour is more calamitous and more bitter." (Daif)

Sunan Ibn Majah #3784It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“The Hour will not begin until wealth becomes abundant and tribulations appear, and Harj increases.” They said: “What is Harj, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Killing, killing, killing,” three times.