Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 1·Makkī

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وَهُمْ فِى ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

منظور از نزدیک شدن حساب و قیامت چیست؟

بعضی از مفسران در پاسخ این سوّال گفته‌اند: منظور این است که باقیماندةٌ دنیا در برابر آنچه گذشته, کم است و به همین دلیل, رستاخیز نزدیک است (نزدیکی نسبی). نقل شده است که پیامبر اکرم(ص) با نشان دادن دو انگشت اشاره و میانی فرمود: «من و قیامت. مانند این دو مبعوث شده‌ایم.» بعضی دیگر گفته‌اند: این تعبیر به خاطر قطعی بودن رستاخیز است.

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 · 5 roots in 5 of 7 words

Recitation · 12 points across 6 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

7 words · 31 letters · āyah 1 of 112

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 19:39 · Maryamclose

    وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَسْرَةِ إِذْ قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍ وَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    And warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be concluded; and [yet], they are in [a state of] heedlessness, and they do not believe.

  • Quran 74:49 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

    Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

  • Quran 37:178 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    And leave them for a time.

  • Quran 41:4 · Fussilatclose

    بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا فَأَعْرَضَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    As a giver of good tidings and a warner; but most of them turn away, so they do not hear.

  • Quran 32:30 · As-Sajdaclose

    فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَٱنتَظِرْ إِنَّهُم مُّنتَظِرُونَ

    So turn away from them and wait. Indeed, they are waiting.

  • Quran 43:66 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

    Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?

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.

  • Ibrahim 14:422 shared roots

    وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَٰفِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ

    غ-ف-لح-س-ب

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:972 shared roots

    وَٱقْتَرَبَ ٱلْوَعْدُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِىَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبْصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    غ-ف-لق-ر-ب

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:972 shared roots

    وَٱقْتَرَبَ ٱلْوَعْدُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِىَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبْصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    غ-ف-لق-ر-ب

  • Al-Qiyaama 75:32 shared roots

    أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ

    ح-س-بأ-ن-س

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:22 shared roots

    أَحَسِبَ ٱلنَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوٓا۟ أَن يَقُولُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ

    ح-س-بأ-ن-س

  • Yunus 10:922 shared roots

    فَٱلْيَوْمَ نُنَجِّيكَ بِبَدَنِكَ لِتَكُونَ لِمَنْ خَلْفَكَ ءَايَةً وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا لَغَٰفِلُونَ

    غ-ف-لأ-ن-س

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:1 include Quran 19:39 (Surah Maryam), Quran 74:49 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 37:178 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 41:4 (Surah Fussilat). For example, 19:39 reads: “And warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be concluded; and [yet], they are in [a state of] heedlessness, and they do not believe.” 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 21:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:1 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.”

Which surah is verse 21:1 in?

Quran 21:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 21:1?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 21:1 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.