What does Quran 56:70 mean?

Quran 56:70 (Surah Al-Waaqia, Ayah 70) translates to: "If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 56:70 from?

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

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

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: Tawhid, Gratitude, Divine Power, Divine Sustenance, Human Limitation.

لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَٰهُ أُجَاجًۭا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ

Law nashaaa'u ja'alnaahu ujaajan falaw laa tashkuroon

If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?

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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56:70Ayah 196

2 ayahs in Al-Waaqia are strongly about gratitude. This is one of them.

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If We willed We could make it bitter salty undrinkable — why then will you not give thanks?

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