What does Quran 54:51 mean?

Quran 54:51 (Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 51) translates to: "And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 54:51 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 54:51?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 54:51?

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

What topics does Quran 54:51 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Reminder and Reflection, Divine Punishment, Guidance, Hellfire, Disbelief.

Ayah 50

وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌۭ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْب...

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Ayah 52

وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍۢ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ...

وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

Wa laqad ahlaknaaa ashyaa'akum fahal mim muddakir

And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?

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

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples54:42They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

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And verily We have destroyed the likes of you the likes of you in terms of disbelief from among past communities. So is there anyone who will remember? this is an interrogative meant as an imperative that is to say ‘Remember and be admonished!’.

The Prophet (ﷺ) recited: 'Fahal-min Muddakir': 'And verily, We have destroyed nations like unto you; then is there any that will receive admonition?' (54.51)

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