Surah Al-Haaqqa · Ayah 5·Makkī

5

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ ﴿٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 4 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 23 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 5 of 52

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 29:38 · Al-Ankabootclose

    وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَقَد تَّبَيَّنَ لَكُم مِّن مَّسَٰكِنِهِمْ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْتَبْصِرِينَ

    And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud, and it has become clear to you from their [ruined] dwellings. And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path…

  • Quran 11:68 · Hudclose

    كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّثَمُودَ

    As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Thamud denied their Lord; then, away with Thamud.

  • Quran 53:51 · An-Najmclose

    وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ

    And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -

  • Quran 51:41 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ

    And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.

  • Quran 91:11 · Ash-Shamsclose

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

    Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

  • Quran 11:60 · Hudclose

    وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَلَآ إِنَّ عَادًا كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّعَادٍ قَوْمِ هُودٍ

    And they were [therefore] followed in this world with a curse and [as well] on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, 'Aad denied their Lord; then away with 'Aad, the people of…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 69:5?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 69:5 include Quran 29:38 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 11:68 (Surah Hud), Quran 53:51 (Surah An-Najm), and Quran 51:41 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat). For example, 29:38 reads: “And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud, and it has become clear to you from their [ruined] dwellings. And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path…” 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 69:5 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 69:5 (Surah Al-Haaqqa, The Reality) reads: “So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].”

Which surah is verse 69:5 in?

Quran 69:5 is āyah 5 of Surah Al-Haaqqa (The Reality), chapter 69 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 52 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 69:5?

Tartīl presents Quran 69:5 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.