Surah Al-A'laa · Ayah 13·Makkī

13

ثُمَّ لَا فِيهَا وَلَا ﴿١٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Neither dying therein nor living.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 2 roots in 2 of 6 words

Recitation · 7 points across 2 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 19 letters · āyah 13 of 19

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.

  • أَفَمَنْ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ أَفَأَنتَ تُنقِذُ مَن فِى ٱلنَّارِ

    Then, is one who has deserved the decree of punishment [to be guided]? Then, can you save one who is in the Fire?

  • وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

    And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

  • سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ

    He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame

  • كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

    No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],

  • بَلَىٰ مَن كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةً وَأَحَٰطَتْ بِهِۦ خَطِيٓـَٔتُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    Yes, whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

  • وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

    And what can make you know what that is?

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 87:13?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 87:13 include Quran 39:19 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 84:12 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), Quran 111:3 (Surah Al-Masad), and Quran 70:15 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij). For example, 39:19 reads: “Then, is one who has deserved the decree of punishment [to be guided]? Then, can you save one who is in the Fire?” 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 87:13 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 87:13 (Surah Al-A'laa, The Most High) reads: “Neither dying therein nor living.”

Which surah is verse 87:13 in?

Quran 87:13 is āyah 13 of Surah Al-A'laa (The Most High), chapter 87 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 19 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 87:13?

Tartīl presents Quran 87:13 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.