Meccan·Surah 37

الصافات

Surah As-Saffat — Ayah 69

Those Ranged in Ranks

182 Ayahs·Verse 37:69
37:69

إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ

Indeed they found their fathers astray.

Context in Surah As-Saffat

Nearby ayahs help place verse 37:69 in sequence and meaning.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ

Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.

فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَـٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ

So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.

وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,