What does Quran 68:11 mean?

Quran 68:11 (Surah Al-Qalam, Ayah 11) translates to: "[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 68:11 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen), the 68th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah.

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: Moral Corruption, Ethical Conduct, Truthfulness, Tawhid, Divine Legislation.

هَمَّازٍۢ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍۢ

Hammaazim mash shaaa'im binameem

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -

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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Justice & honesty

68:11Ayah 152

No ayah in Al-Qalam is strongly about justice and honesty.

Scholars offer diverse perspectives

backbiting faultfinder that is to say calumniator scandal-monger spreading evil talk among people in order to sow dissension between them

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