What does Quran 68:30 mean?

Quran 68:30 (Surah Al-Qalam, Ayah 30) translates to: "Then they approached one another, blaming each other."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 68:30 from?

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

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

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: Accountability, Divine Mercy, Prophethood, Parables in Quran, Ethical Themes.

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ

Fa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatalaawamoon

Then they approached one another, blaming each other.

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Lessons from past peoples

68:30Ayah 152

9 ayahs in Al-Qalam are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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They then turned to one another blaming each other.

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