Surah Al-Furqaan · Ayah 13·Makkī

13

وَإِذَآ مِنْهَا هُنَالِكَ ﴿١٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 9 words

Rarest here: ث-ب-ر — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 42 letters · āyah 13 of 77

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 22:21 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَلَهُم مَّقَٰمِعُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ

    And for [striking] them are maces of iron.

  • Quran 18:53 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَرَءَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ٱلنَّارَ فَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُم مُّوَاقِعُوهَا وَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ عَنْهَا مَصْرِفًا

    And the criminals will see the Fire and will be certain that they are to fall therein. And they will not find from it a way elsewhere.

  • Quran 23:77 · Al-Muminoonclose

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا ذَا عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ إِذَا هُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ

    Until when We have opened before them a door of severe punishment, immediately they will be therein in despair.

  • Quran 25:34 · Al-Furqaanclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُحْشَرُونَ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا

    The ones who are gathered on their faces to Hell - those are the worst in position and farthest astray in [their] way.

  • Quran 37:9 · As-Saaffaatclose

    دُحُورًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ

    Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

  • Quran 34:51 · Sabaclose

    وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ فَزِعُوا۟ فَلَا فَوْتَ وَأُخِذُوا۟ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ

    And if you could see when they are terrified but there is no escape, and they will be seized from a place nearby.

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-Inshiqaaq 84:112 shared roots

    فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا

    ث-ب-رد-ع-و

  • Al-Furqaan 25:142 shared roots

    لَّا تَدْعُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ثُبُورًا وَٰحِدًا وَٱدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا كَثِيرًا

    ث-ب-رد-ع-و

  • Al-Furqaan 25:142 shared roots

    لَّا تَدْعُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ثُبُورًا وَٰحِدًا وَٱدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا كَثِيرًا

    ث-ب-رد-ع-و

  • As-Saaffaat 37:512 shared roots

    قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّى كَانَ لِى قَرِينٌ

    ق-ر-نك-و-ن

  • An-Naml 27:702 shared roots

    وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُن فِى ضَيْقٍ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ

    ض-ي-قك-و-ن

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1152 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُلْقِينَ

    ل-ق-يك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 25:13?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 25:13 include Quran 22:21 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 18:53 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 23:77 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 25:34 (Surah Al-Furqaan). For example, 22:21 reads: “And for [striking] them are maces of iron.” 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 25:13 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 25:13 (Surah Al-Furqaan, The Criterion) reads: “And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction.”

Which surah is verse 25:13 in?

Quran 25:13 is āyah 13 of Surah Al-Furqaan (The Criterion), chapter 25 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 77 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 25:13?

Tartīl presents Quran 25:13 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.