What does Quran 78:33 mean?

Quran 78:33 (Surah An-Naba, Ayah 33) translates to: "And full-breasted [companions] of equal age"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 78:33 from?

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

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from 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: Paradise, Reward of the Righteous, Taqwa, Righteousness, Hellfire.

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا

Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba

And full-breasted [companions] of equal age

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

78:33Ayah 140

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

Scholars offer complementary perspectives

and buxom maidens kawā‘ib is the plural of kā‘ib of equal age atrāb is the plural of tirb

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