What does Quran 83:36 mean?

Quran 83:36 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Ayah 36) translates to: "Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 83:36 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 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 Punishment, Accountability, Day of Judgment, Disbelief, Justice.

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

Hal suwwibal kuffaaru maa kaanoo yaf'aloon

Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?

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83:36Ayah 136

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

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Have the disbelievers been requited for what they used to do? Yes indeed!

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