Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 73·Makkī

73

ثُمَّ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا ﴿٧٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then it will be said to them, "Where is that which you used to associate [with Him in worship]

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 7 words

Recitation · 8 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 23 letters · āyah 73 of 85

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 26:92 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

    And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship

  • Quran 6:22 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ نَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوٓا۟ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآؤُكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ

    And [mention, O Muhammad], the Day We will gather them all together; then We will say to those who associated others with Allah, "Where are your 'partners' that you used to claim…

  • Quran 26:93 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ

    Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"

  • Quran 28:62 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآءِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ

    And [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, "Where are My 'partners' which you used to claim?"

  • Quran 16:24 · An-Nahlclose

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,"

  • Quran 31:15 · Luqmanclose

    وَإِن جَٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا وَٱتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَىَّ ثُمَّ إِلَىَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow…

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-An'aam 6:233 shared roots

    ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُن فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ

    ش-ر-كك-و-نق-و-ل

  • Al-Qalam 68:412 shared roots

    أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ

    ش-ر-كك-و-ن

  • Ar-Room 30:132 shared roots

    وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُم مِّن شُرَكَآئِهِمْ شُفَعَٰٓؤُا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ كَٰفِرِينَ

    ش-ر-كك-و-ن

  • Al-Jinn 72:202 shared roots

    قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

    ش-ر-كق-و-ل

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1672 shared roots

    وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ

    ك-و-نق-و-ل

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:843 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِۦ مُشْرِكِينَ

    ش-ر-كك-و-نق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:73?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:73 include Quran 26:92 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 6:22 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 26:93 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 28:62 (Surah Al-Qasas). For example, 26:92 reads: “And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship” 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 40:73 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:73 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “Then it will be said to them, "Where is that which you used to associate [with Him in worship]”

Which surah is verse 40:73 in?

Quran 40:73 is āyah 73 of Surah Al-Ghaafir (The Forgiver), chapter 40 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 85 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 40:73?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:73 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.