Surah Al-Hajj · Ayah 21·Madanī

21

وَلَهُم مِنْ ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And for [striking] them are maces of iron.

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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

Rarest here: ق-م-ع — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Idghām shafawī1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Iẓhār1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 21 of 78

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 40:72 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    فِى ٱلْحَمِيمِ ثُمَّ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يُسْجَرُونَ

    In boiling water; then in the Fire they will be filled [with flame].

  • Quran 11:106 · Hudvery close

    فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ شَقُوا۟ فَفِى ٱلنَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَشَهِيقٌ

    As for those who were [destined to be] wretched, they will be in the Fire. For them therein is [violent] exhaling and inhaling.

  • Quran 9:35 · At-Tawbaclose

    يَوْمَ يُحْمَىٰ عَلَيْهَا فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ فَتُكْوَىٰ بِهَا جِبَاهُهُمْ وَجُنُوبُهُمْ وَظُهُورُهُمْ هَٰذَا مَا كَنَزْتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ مَا كُنتُمْ تَكْنِزُونَ

    The Day when it will be heated in the fire of Hell and seared therewith will be their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, [it will be said], "This is what you hoarded for…

  • Quran 44:46 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

    Like the boiling of scalding water.

  • Quran 82:15 · Al-Infitaarclose

    يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

    They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,

  • Quran 32:20 · As-Sajdaclose

    وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فَسَقُوا۟ فَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ كُلَّمَآ أَرَادُوٓا۟ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَآ أُعِيدُوا۟ فِيهَا وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    But as for those who defiantly disobeyed, their refuge is the Fire. Every time they wish to emerge from it, they will be returned to it while it is said to them, "Taste the…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 22:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 22:21 include Quran 40:72 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 11:106 (Surah Hud), Quran 9:35 (Surah At-Tawba), and Quran 44:46 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan). For example, 40:72 reads: “In boiling water; then in the Fire they will be filled [with flame].” 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 22:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 22:21 (Surah Al-Hajj, The Pilgrimage) reads: “And for [striking] them are maces of iron.”

Which surah is verse 22:21 in?

Quran 22:21 is āyah 21 of Surah Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage), chapter 22 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 78 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 22:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 22:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.