Which Surah and Juz is Quran 70:4 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ma'aarij (The Ascending Stairways), the 70th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 70:4?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 70:4?

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

Ayah 3

مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ...

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Q: What does Quran 70:4 mean?

Quran 70:4 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij, Ayah 4) translates to: "The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years."

Q: What topics does Quran 70:4 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Story of Adam and Iblis, Angel Jibril (Gabriel), Time and Life's Transience, Divine Authority.

Ayah 5

فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًۭا جَمِيلًا...

تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍۢ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍۢ

Ta'rujul malaaa'ikatu war Roohu ilaihi fee yawmin kaana miqdaaruhoo khamseena alfa sanah

The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.

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Tafsir

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To Him to the place in the heaven to which His command descends ascend read feminine person ta‘ruju or masculine person ya‘ruju the angels and the Spirit Gabriel in a day fī yawmin is semantically connected to an omitted clause that is to say ‘in a day in which the chastisement befalls them’ on the Day of Resurrection whose span is fifty thousand years from the perspective of the disbeliever on account of the calamities he will encounter in it — but as for the believer it the mentioned day will be easier for him than an obligatory prayer which he performs in this world as stated in hadīth.

"Their elevation is indeed like what is between the heavens and the earth, a distance of five-hundred years."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #487It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"Angels come to you in succession by night and day, and they meet at Fajr prayer and 'Asr prayer. Then those who spent the night among you ascend, and He (Allah) will ask them, although He knows best: 'In what condition did you leave My slaves.' They will say: 'We left them when they were praying and we came to them when they were praying.'"

Sunan Abu Dawud #4729Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah reported the Prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying :Sahih

I have been permitted to tell about one of Allah’s angels who bears the throne that the distance between the lobe of his ear and his shoulder is a journey of seven hundred years.

Sahih Muslim #1328Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Angels take turns among you by night and by day, and the rest of the hadith is the same.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3378Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri may Allah be pleased with him, narrated :Da'if

from the Prophet – regarding Allah’s saying ‘And on couches raised high – he said: “Their height is as what is between the heavens and the earth, and the distance between the two of them is five hundred years.”