What does Quran 56:14 mean?

Quran 56:14 (Surah Al-Waaqia, Ayah 14) translates to: "And a few of the later peoples,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 56:14 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable), the 56th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 56:14?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 56:14?

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

Ayah 13

ثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ...

56:14Al-Waaqia

Q: What topics does Quran 56:14 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Community of Believers, Prophetic Tradition, Divine Justice.

Ayah 15

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مَّوْضُونَةٍۢ...

وَقَلِيلٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

Wa qaleelum minal aa khireen

And a few of the later peoples,

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56:14Ayah 196

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← Previous on Paradise & Hell56:12In the Gardens of Pleasure,Next on Paradise & Hell →56:16Reclining on them, facing each other.

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and a few from the later ones from among the community of Muhammad (s) being the foremost from among the communities of old and this community the predicate is the following ‘alā sururin mawdūnatin

I do not know; perhaps it (lizard) might (be one of those natives of) the distant past whose (forms) had beer, distorted.

Sahih al-Bukhari #2791Narrated Abu Umama:Sahih

Some people conquered many countries and their swords were decorated neither with gold nor silver, but they were decorated with leather, lead and iron.

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