Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 58·Makkī

58

إِلَّا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ ﴿٥٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 8 words

Rarest here: ج-ذ-ذ — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 10 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 36 letters · āyah 58 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 37:135 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    Except his wife among those who remained [with the evildoers].

  • Quran 37:98 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ

    And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.

  • Quran 21:93 · Al-Anbiyaarelated

    وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَٰجِعُونَ

    And [yet] they divided their affair among themselves, [but] all to Us will return.

  • Quran 38:33 · Saadrelated

    رُدُّوهَا عَلَىَّ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ

    [He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking [their] legs and necks.

  • Quran 43:50 · Az-Zukhrufrelated

    فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ

    But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.

  • Quran 70:17 · Al-Ma'aarijrelated

    تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]

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.

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:482 shared roots

    وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا وَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

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  • As-Sajda 32:212 shared roots

    وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ دُونَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

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  • Al-Qasas 28:392 shared roots

    وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا يُرْجَعُونَ

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  • Az-Zukhruf 43:282 shared roots

    وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةًۢ بَاقِيَةً فِى عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

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  • Al-Hadid 57:72 shared roots

    ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَأَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا جَعَلَكُم مُّسْتَخْلَفِينَ فِيهِ فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَأَنفَقُوا۟ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ

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  • Saba 34:312 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَلَا بِٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ مَوْقُوفُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يَرْجِعُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ٱلْقَوْلَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أَنتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِينَ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:58?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:58 include Quran 37:135 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 37:98 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 21:93 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 38:33 (Surah Saad). For example, 37:135 reads: “Except his wife among those who remained [with the evildoers].” 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 21:58 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:58 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].”

Which surah is verse 21:58 in?

Quran 21:58 is āyah 58 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 21:58?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:58 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.