What does Quran 83:17 mean?

Quran 83:17 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Ayah 17) translates to: "Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 83:17 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding), the 83th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Yes — there are 2 hadiths 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: Divine Truth, Divine Punishment, Day of Judgment, Moral Responsibility, Divine Revelation.

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Summa yuqaalu haazal lazee kuntum bihee tukazziboon

Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."

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83:17Ayah 136

9 ayahs in Al-Mutaffifin are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

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then it will be said to them ‘This that is the chastisement is that which you used to deny!’

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