What does Quran 75:34 mean?

Quran 75:34 (Surah Al-Qiyaama, Ayah 34) translates to: "Woe to you, and woe!"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 75:34 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Qiyaama (The Resurrection), the 75th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 75:34?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 75:34?

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

What topics does Quran 75:34 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Warning, Divine Punishment, Death, Hereafter, Accountability.

Ayah 33

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ...

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Ayah 35

ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ...

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

Awlaa laka fa awlaa

Woe to you, and woe!

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Tafsir

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Woe be nearer to you there is a shift from the third to the second person address here; the term awlā is a noun of action with the following lām being explicative in other words ‘what you are averse to is now near to you’ and nearer that is because you are more deserving of it woe than anyone else

"Woe to the one who talks about something to make the people laugh, in which he lies. Woe to him! Woe to him!"

Sahih Muslim #5655'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

If there be bad luck, it is in the house, and the wife, and the horse.

Sahih Muslim #5661Sahl b. Sa'd reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

If bad luck were to be in anything, it is found in the woman, the horse and the abode.

Sahih Muslim #5660'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

If there is bad luck in anything, it is the horse, the abode and the woman.