What does Quran 55:58 mean?

Quran 55:58 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan, Ayah 58) translates to: "As if they were rubies and coral."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 55:58 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: Paradise, Divine Favor, Creation, Day of Judgment.

كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ

ka annahunnal yaaqootu wal marjaan

As if they were rubies and coral.

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

55:58Ayah 178

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

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It is as though they are rubies in their purity and pearls in their fairness.

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