What does Quran 56:40 mean?

Quran 56:40 (Surah Al-Waaqia, Ayah 40) translates to: "And a company of the later peoples."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 56:40 from?

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

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Righteousness, Reward of the Righteous, Divine Justice.

وَثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

Wa sullatum minal aakhireen

And a company of the later peoples.

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

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Paradise & Hell

56:40Ayah 196

34 ayahs in Al-Waaqia are strongly about Paradise and Hell.

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and a multitude of the later ones.

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