What does Quran 88:8 mean?

Quran 88:8 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya, Ayah 8) translates to: "[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 88:8 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ghaashiya (The Overwhelming), the 88th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

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: Day of Judgment, Paradise, Good Deeds, Eschatological Consequences, Prophetic Practice.

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاعِمَةٌۭ

Wujoohuny yawma 'izin naa'imah

[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.

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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88:8Ayah 126

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

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Other faces on that day will be delicate fair

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