Surah Al-Alaq · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 4 words

Recitation · 7 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 8 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.

  • Quran 80:6 · Abasavery close

    فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

    To him you give attention.

  • Quran 80:5 · Abasavery close

    أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

    As for he who thinks himself without need,

  • Quran 96:12 · Al-Alaqvery close

    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    Or enjoins righteousness?

  • Quran 25:43 · Al-Furqaanvery close

    أَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَكِيلًا

    Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire? Then would you be responsible for him?

  • Quran 73:19 · Al-Muzzammilvery close

    إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

    Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.

  • Quran 92:7 · Al-Lailclose

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    We will ease him toward ease.

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.

  • Al-Fajr 89:282 shared roots

    ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً

    ر-ج-عر-ب-ب

  • Al-Baqara 2:462 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُوا۟ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ

    ر-ج-عر-ب-ب

  • Al-Muminoon 23:992 shared roots

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱرْجِعُونِ

    ر-ج-عر-ب-ب

  • Al-Jaathiya 45:152 shared roots

    مَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ

    ر-ج-عر-ب-ب

  • Al-Muminoon 23:602 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَآ ءَاتَوا۟ وَّقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ رَٰجِعُونَ

    ر-ج-عر-ب-ب

  • As-Sajda 32:112 shared roots

    قُلْ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم مَّلَكُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ٱلَّذِى وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ

    ر-ج-عر-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 96:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 96:8 include Quran 80:6 (Surah Abasa), Quran 80:5 (Surah Abasa), Quran 96:12 (Surah Al-Alaq), and Quran 25:43 (Surah Al-Furqaan). For example, 80:6 reads: “To him you give attention.” 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 96:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 96:8 (Surah Al-Alaq, The Clot) reads: “Indeed, to your Lord is the return.”

Which surah is verse 96:8 in?

Quran 96:8 is āyah 8 of Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot), chapter 96 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 19 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 96:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 96:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.