Meccan·Surah 37

الصافات

Surah As-Saffat — Ayah 77

Those Ranged in Ranks

182 Ayahs·Verse 37:77
37:77

وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]

Context in Surah As-Saffat

Nearby ayahs help place verse 37:77 in sequence and meaning.

وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ

And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders.

وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

And left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

"Peace upon Noah among the worlds."