What does Quran 77:30 mean?

Quran 77:30 (Surah Al-Mursalaat, Ayah 30) translates to: "Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 77:30 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Mursalaat (The Emissaries), the 77th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim.

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: Hellfire, Day of Judgment, Resurrection, Final Abode, Divine Justice.

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّۢ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍۢ

Intaliqooo ilaa zillin zee salaasi shu'ab

Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns

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

2 other themes with weak connections

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Paradise & Hell

77:30Ayah 150

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

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Depart to a triple-forked shadow — this is the smoke of Hell which as it rises splits into three parts because of its magnitude —

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