What does Quran 78:23 mean?

Quran 78:23 (Surah An-Naba, Ayah 23) translates to: "In which they will remain for ages [unending]."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 78:23 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 78:23?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 78:23?

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

What topics does Quran 78:23 relate to?

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

Ayah 22

لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا...

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Ayah 24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًۭا وَلَا شَرَابًا...

لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًۭا

Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba

In which they will remain for ages [unending].

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to remain lābithīna is an implied circumstantial qualifier in other words their remaining therein will be decreed to be therein for ages for endless epochs ahqāb is the plural of huqb

‘Baqiyyah ’.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4640Makhul said:Hasan

The Romans will enter the Levant and stay there for forty days, and no place will be saved from them but Damascus and 'Uman.

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