Meccan·Surah 56

الواقعة

Surah Al-Waqi'ah — Ayah 39

The Inevitable

96 Ayahs·Verse 56:39
56:39

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

A company of the former peoples

Context in Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 56:39 in sequence and meaning.

عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا

Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,

لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ

For the companions of the right [who are]

وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

And a company of the later peoples.

وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ

And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?