What does Quran 55:43 mean?

Quran 55:43 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan, Ayah 43) translates to: "This is Hell, which the criminals deny."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 55:43 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ar-Rahmaan (The Beneficent), the 55th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hellfire, Day of Judgment, Divine Justice, Accountability, Divine Authority.

هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

Haazihee jahannamul latee yukazzibu bihal mujrimoon

This is Hell, which the criminals deny.

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

2 other themes with weak connections

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Paradise & Hell

55:43Ayah 178

19 ayahs in Ar-Rahmaan are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

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‘This is Hell which the guilty were wont to deny!’

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