What does Quran 78:22 mean?

Quran 78:22 (Surah An-Naba, Ayah 22) translates to: "For the transgressors, a place of return,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 78:22 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Naba (The Announcement), the 78th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

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, Divine Justice, Accountability, Divine Decree.

لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا

Lit taa gheena ma aaba

For the transgressors, a place of return,

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

1 other theme with a weak connection

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Paradise & Hell

78:22Ayah 140

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

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for the rebellious the disbelievers who will not be able to avoid it it is a resort a retreat for them and so they will enter it

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