What does Quran 74:19 mean?

Quran 74:19 (Surah Al-Muddaththir, Ayah 19) translates to: "So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 74:19 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One), the 74th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, 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: Rejection of Truth, Gratitude, Accountability, Spiritual Blindness, Divine Revelation.

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

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So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

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9 ayahs in Al-Muddaththir are strongly about Paradise and Hell.

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Perish he may he be cursed and chastised how he decided! perish he whatever the nature of his decision may have been.

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