Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 102·Makkī

102

لَا وَهُمْ فِى مَا ﴿١٠٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally.

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Tafsīr

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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 9 words

Rarest here: ح-س-س — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 11 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 37 letters · āyah 102 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 3:88 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ

    Abiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.

  • Quran 18:108 · Al-Kahfclose

    خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا

    Wherein they abide eternally. They will not desire from it any transfer.

  • Quran 74:54 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ

    No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder

  • Quran 21:2 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ

    No mention comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play

  • Quran 25:16 · Al-Furqaanclose

    لَّهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشَآءُونَ خَٰلِدِينَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ وَعْدًا مَّسْـُٔولًا

    For them therein is whatever they wish, [while] abiding eternally. It is ever upon your Lord a promise [worthy to be] requested.

  • Quran 2:48 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِى نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا شَفَٰعَةٌ وَلَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    And fear a Day when no soul will suffice for another soul at all, nor will intercession be accepted from it, nor will compensation be taken from it, nor will they be aided.

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.

  • Fussilat 41:312 shared roots

    نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَآؤُكُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِىٓ أَنفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ

    ش-ه-ون-ف-س

  • Maryam 19:982 shared roots

    وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًۢا

    ح-س-سس-م-ع

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:713 shared roots

    يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍ مِّن ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلْأَعْيُنُ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    ش-ه-وخ-ل-دن-ف-س

  • Al-Anfaal 8:532 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    س-م-عن-ف-س

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1032 shared roots

    وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فِى جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ

    خ-ل-دن-ف-س

  • Saba 34:502 shared roots

    قُلْ إِن ضَلَلْتُ فَإِنَّمَآ أَضِلُّ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِى وَإِنِ ٱهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوحِىٓ إِلَىَّ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ قَرِيبٌ

    س-م-عن-ف-س

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:102?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:102 include Quran 3:88 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 18:108 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 74:54 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), and Quran 21:2 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa). For example, 3:88 reads: “Abiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.” 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 21:102 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:102 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally.”

Which surah is verse 21:102 in?

Quran 21:102 is āyah 102 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:102?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:102 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.