What does Quran 74:20 mean?

Quran 74:20 (Surah Al-Muddaththir, Ayah 20) translates to: "Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 74:20 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 3 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.

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Summa qutila kaifa qaddar

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

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74:20Ayah 156

1 ayah in Al-Muddaththir is strongly about knowledge and reflection.

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Again perish he how he decided!

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