Meccan·Surah 56

الواقعة

Surah Al-Waqi'ah — Ayah 13

The Inevitable

96 Ayahs·Verse 56:13
56:13

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

A [large] company of the former peoples

Context in Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 56:13 in sequence and meaning.

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

Those are the ones brought near [to Allah]

فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

In the Gardens of Pleasure,

وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

And a few of the later peoples,

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ

On thrones woven [with ornament],