What does Quran 77:33 mean?

Quran 77:33 (Surah Al-Mursalaat, Ayah 33) translates to: "As if they were yellowish [black] camels."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 77:33 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 77:33?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 77:33?

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

What topics does Quran 77:33 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hellfire, Day of Judgment, Final Abode, Divine Justice, Accountability.

Ayah 32

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍۢ كَٱلْقَصْرِ...

77:33Al-Mursalaat

Ayah 34

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ...

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌۭ صُفْرٌۭ

Ka annahoo jimaalatun sufr

As if they were yellowish [black] camels.

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13 ayahs in Al-Mursalaat are strongly about Paradise and Hell.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell77:32Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,Next on Paradise & Hell →77:40Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Tafsir

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as if they were dark yellow camels jimālātun is the plural of jimalatun the plural of jamalun; a variant reading has jimālatun in terms of their shape and colour. In hadīth it is stated ‘The sparks of humans thrown into the air by the Fire are black as pitch qīr’; the Arabs call dark camels sufr ‘yellow’ because a touch of yellow is mixed with their blackish colour and therefore it is said that ‘yellow’ in this verse actually means ‘black’ on account of what has been mentioned; but some say no to this interpretation; sharar is the plural of sharāra; qīr is qār ‘pitch’.

(regarding) the explanation of "... It throws sparks as Al-Qasr ..." (V. 77:32): We used to collect logs of wood, three cubits long or longer, to store for heating purposes in winter, and we used to call it Al- Qasr, it also means a castle or a fort. "As if they were Jimalatun Sufr (yellow camels or bundles of ropes)" (V.77:33): means the ropes of a ship which are made in bundles till it become as wide as men's waists.

Sahih Muslim #6443'Imran reported:Sahih

I perceive as if I am looking towards that dromedary, and in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Thaqafi (the words are):" Unload it and make its back bare for it is accursed."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3323Ja’far bin ‘Amr bin Huraith narrated that his father said:Da'if

“It is as if I can see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), wearing a black turban, with the ends hanging down his shoulders.”

Sunan Abu Dawud #4145Sa'id ibn Amr al-Qurashi quoting his father said:

Ibn Umar (once) saw some fellow travellers of the Yemen. They had their saddles (on camels) of leather. He said: If anyone likes to see the fellow travellers most resembling to the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he should see them.

Sunan Ibn Majah #2557Ja’far bin ‘Amr bin Huraith narrated that his father said:Sahih

“It is as if I can see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), wearing a black turban, with its two ends hanging between his shoulders.”