Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 32·Makkī

32

وَهُمْ عَنْ ﴿٣٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

آسمان؛ سقفی محفوظ

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 8 words

Rarest here: س-ق-ف — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 14 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

8 words · 39 letters · āyah 32 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 37:7 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ

    And as protection against every rebellious devil

  • Quran 12:105 · Yusufclose

    وَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ

    And how many a sign within the heavens and earth do they pass over while they, therefrom, are turning away.

  • Quran 15:17 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَحَفِظْنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allah]

  • Quran 50:6 · Qaafclose

    أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ

    Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?

  • Quran 36:9 · Yaseenclose

    وَجَعَلْنَا مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ

    And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see.

  • Quran 15:16 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

    And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.

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-Hijr 15:812 shared roots

    وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

    ع-ر-ضأ-ي-ي

  • Yaseen 36:462 shared roots

    وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ مِّنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

    ع-ر-ضأ-ي-ي

  • Al-An'aam 6:42 shared roots

    وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ مِّنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

    ع-ر-ضأ-ي-ي

  • Yusuf 12:1053 shared roots

    وَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ

    ع-ر-ضس-م-وأ-ي-ي

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:332 shared roots

    وَلَوْلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَن يَكْفُرُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَ

    س-ق-فج-ع-ل

  • Al-An'aam 6:1072 shared roots

    وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ

    ح-ف-ظج-ع-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:32?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:32 include Quran 37:7 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 12:105 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 15:17 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 50:6 (Surah Qaaf). For example, 37:7 reads: “And as protection against every rebellious devil” 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 21:32 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:32 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.”

Which surah is verse 21:32 in?

Quran 21:32 is āyah 32 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 21:32?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 21:32 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:32?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:32 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.