What does Quran 55:48 mean?

Quran 55:48 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan, Ayah 48) translates to: "Having [spreading] branches."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 55:48 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 55:48?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 55:48?

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

What topics does Quran 55:48 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Taqwa, Divine Reward, Rain, Hereafter.

Ayah 47

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ...

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Ayah 49

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ...

ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانٍۢ

Zawaataaa afnaan

Having [spreading] branches.

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55:48Ayah 178

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

← Previous on Paradise & Hell55:46But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens -Next on Paradise & Hell →55:50In both of them are two springs, flowing.

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Both with dhawātā the dual form of the regular form dhawāt with its lām its third consonant is changed into a yā’ abundant branches afnān is the plural of fanan similar in pattern to talal atlāl.

Iman has over seventy branches, and modesty is a branch of Iman.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2936Da'if

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Sunan an-Nasa'i #385

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2946Sahih

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1453Sahih

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