What does Quran 87:13 mean?

Quran 87:13 (Surah Al-A'laa, Ayah 13) translates to: "Neither dying therein nor living."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 87:13 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-A'laa (The Most High), the 87th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, 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: Death, Worldly Life, Afterlife, Day of Judgment, Prophetic Biography.

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

Summa laa yamootu feehaa wa laa yahyaa

Neither dying therein nor living.

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Paradise & Hell

87:13Ayah 119

2 ayahs in Al-A'laa are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

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then he will neither die therein and find rest nor live a enjoyable life.

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