Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 56·Madanī

56

ثُمَّ مِّنۢ لَعَلَّكُمْ ﴿٥٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful.

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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 7 words

Recitation · 9 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Idghām shafawī3
  • Iqlāb1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 29 letters · āyah 56 of 286

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 2:52 · Al-Baqaraclose

    ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

    Then We forgave you after that so perhaps you would be grateful.

  • Quran 63:10 · Al-Munaafiqoonclose

    وَأَنفِقُوا۟ مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَٰكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَآ أَخَّرْتَنِىٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    And spend [in the way of Allah] from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would…

  • Quran 21:84 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرٍّ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَٰبِدِينَ

    So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the…

  • Quran 8:26 · Al-Anfaalclose

    وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ أَنتُمْ قَلِيلٌ مُّسْتَضْعَفُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ تَخَافُونَ أَن يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ فَـَٔاوَىٰكُمْ وَأَيَّدَكُم بِنَصْرِهِۦ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

    And remember when you were few and oppressed in the land, fearing that people might abduct you, but He sheltered you, supported you with His victory, and provided you with good…

  • Quran 23:115 · Al-Muminoonclose

    أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ

    Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?"

  • Quran 17:6 · Al-Israaclose

    ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ ٱلْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَٰكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا

    Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower

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-Muminoon 23:152 shared roots

    ثُمَّ إِنَّكُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَيِّتُونَ

    م-و-تب-ع-د

  • Al-Muminoon 23:372 shared roots

    إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوثِينَ

    ب-ع-ثم-و-ت

  • Al-Baqara 2:522 shared roots

    ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

    ش-ك-رب-ع-د

  • Al-Baqara 2:522 shared roots

    ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

    ش-ك-رب-ع-د

  • As-Saaffaat 37:162 shared roots

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    ب-ع-ثم-و-ت

  • Al-Waaqia 56:472 shared roots

    وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    ب-ع-ثم-و-ت

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:56?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:56 include Quran 2:52 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 63:10 (Surah Al-Munaafiqoon), Quran 21:84 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 8:26 (Surah Al-Anfaal). For example, 2:52 reads: “Then We forgave you after that so perhaps you would be grateful.” 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 2:56 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:56 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “Then We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful.”

Which surah is verse 2:56 in?

Quran 2:56 is āyah 56 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:56?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:56 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.