What does Quran 74:40 mean?

Quran 74:40 (Surah Al-Muddaththir, Ayah 40) translates to: "[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 74:40 from?

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

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hereafter, Paradise, Accountability, Day of Judgment, Hellfire.

فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Fee jannaatiny yata saaa'aloon

[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

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Paradise & Hell

74:40Ayah 156

9 ayahs in Al-Muddaththir are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

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in gardens questioning one another

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