Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:39 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), the 7th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 8.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 7:39?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 7:39?

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

What topics does Quran 7:39 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hellfire, Day of Judgment, Disbelief, Divine Justice, Afterlife.

Ayah 38

قَالَ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ فِىٓ أُمَمٍۢ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْ...

7:39Al-A'raaf

Q: What does Quran 7:39 mean?

Quran 7:39 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 39) translates to: "And the first of them will say to the last of them, "Then you had not any favor over us, so taste the punishment for what you used to earn.""

Ayah 40

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَٱسْتَك...

وَقَالَتْ أُولَىٰهُمْ لِأُخْرَىٰهُمْ فَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍۢ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ

Wa qaalat oolaahum li ukhraahum famaa kaana lakum 'alainaa min fadlin fazooqul azaaba bimaa kuntum taksiboon

And the first of them will say to the last of them, "Then you had not any favor over us, so taste the punishment for what you used to earn."

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7:39Ayah 1206

18 ayahs in Al-A'raaf are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell7:38[Allah] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters,Next on Paradise & Hell →7:40Indeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them,

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And the first of them shall say to the last of them ‘You have no advantage over us since you did not disbelieve because of us you and we are equal in this predicament. God exalted be He says to them So taste the chastisement for what you used to earn’.

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O Allah! You made the first of the Quraish taste punishment, so let the last of them taste blessings."

Sunan Ibn Majah #4028It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Hasan

“We are the last of the nations, and the first to be brought to account. It will be said: ‘Where is the unlettered nation and its Prophet?’ So we are the last and the first.”

Sahih Muslim #1870Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

We who are the last shall be the first on the Day of Resurrection, except that every Ummah was given the Book before us and we were given it after them. It was this day which Allah prescribed for us and guided us to it and the people came after us with regard to it, the Jews observing the next day and the Christians the day following that.

Sahih al-Bukhari #238Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "We (Muslims) are the last (people to come in the world) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)."

Sahih al-Bukhari #6383Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "We (Muslims) are the last in the world, but will be foremost on the Day of Resurrection."