Surah Adh-Dhaariyat · Ayah 48·Makkī

48

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Translation

Saheeh International

And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.

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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 4 words

Rarest here: ف-ر-ش — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 23 letters · āyah 48 of 60

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 50:7 · Qaafvery close

    وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ

    And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,

  • Quran 15:19 · Al-Hijrvery close

    وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مَّوْزُونٍ

    And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing.

  • Quran 50:8 · Qaafclose

    تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ

    Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allah].

  • Quran 84:4 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

    And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]

  • Quran 78:6 · An-Nabaclose

    أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا

    Have We not made the earth a resting place?

  • Quran 77:24 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • An-Naba 78:62 shared roots

    أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا

    م-ه-دأ-ر-ض

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:102 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    م-ه-دأ-ر-ض

  • Al-An'aam 6:1422 shared roots

    وَمِنَ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ حَمُولَةً وَفَرْشًا كُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

    ف-ر-شن-ع-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:222 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فِرَٰشًا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    ف-ر-شأ-ر-ض

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:182 shared roots

    لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُۥ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلْحِسَابِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    م-ه-دأ-ر-ض

  • Taa-Haa 20:532 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّن نَّبَاتٍ شَتَّىٰ

    م-ه-دأ-ر-ض

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 51:48?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 51:48 include Quran 50:7 (Surah Qaaf), Quran 15:19 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 50:8 (Surah Qaaf), and Quran 84:4 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq). For example, 50:7 reads: “And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,” 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 51:48 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 51:48 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, The Winnowing Winds) reads: “And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.”

Which surah is verse 51:48 in?

Quran 51:48 is āyah 48 of Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds), chapter 51 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 60 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 51:48?

Tartīl presents Quran 51:48 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.