What does Quran 83:23 mean?

Quran 83:23 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Ayah 23) translates to: "On adorned couches, observing."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 83:23 from?

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

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud.

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, Souls of Believers, Contrast Between Righteous and Wicked, Day of Judgment, Divine Reward.

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

'Alal araaa'iki yanzuroon

On adorned couches, observing.

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

83:23Ayah 136

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

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upon couches upon beds beneath canopies gazing at the bliss which they have been given.

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