What does Quran 87:17 mean?

Quran 87:17 (Surah Al-A'laa, Ayah 17) translates to: "While the Hereafter is better and more enduring."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 87:17 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 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hereafter, Paradise, Afterlife, Day of Judgment, Spiritual Success.

وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa

While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

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Worldly life & wealth

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2 ayahs in Al-A'laa are strongly about worldly life and wealth. This is one of them.

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whereas the Hereafter and the Paradise it entails is better and more lasting.

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