What does Quran 78:27 mean?

Quran 78:27 (Surah An-Naba, Ayah 27) translates to: "Indeed, they were not expecting an account"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 78:27 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: Day of Judgment, Accountability, Divine Justice, Knowledge, Eschatological Events.

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًۭا

Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba

Indeed, they were not expecting an account

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

8 other themes with weak connections

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Day of Judgment

78:27Ayah 140

8 ayahs in An-Naba are strongly about the Day of Judgment.

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Indeed they never feared any reckoning given their rejection of the Resurrection

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