Surah Ad-Dukhaan · Ayah 36·Makkī

36

إِن ﴿٣٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 5 words

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

5 words · 24 letters · āyah 36 of 59

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 7:173 · Al-A'raafclose

    أَوْ تَقُولُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَشْرَكَ ءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

    Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allah before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the…

  • Quran 37:18 · As-Saaffaatclose

    قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ

    Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."

  • Quran 37:17 · As-Saaffaatclose

    أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

    And our forefathers [as well]?"

  • Quran 77:16 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    Did We not destroy the former peoples?

  • Quran 83:12 · Al-Mutaffifinclose

    وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

    And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.

  • Quran 40:11 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ

    They will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 44:36?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 44:36 include Quran 7:173 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 37:18 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 37:17 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 77:16 (Surah Al-Mursalaat). For example, 7:173 reads: “Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allah before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 44:36 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 44:36 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, The Smoke) reads: “Then bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."”

Which surah is verse 44:36 in?

Quran 44:36 is āyah 36 of Surah Ad-Dukhaan (The Smoke), chapter 44 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 59 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 44:36?

Tartīl presents Quran 44:36 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.