Surah Al-Hajj · Ayah 48·Madanī

48

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن لَهَا وَهِىَ ثُمَّ وَإِلَىَّ ﴿٤٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 11 words

Rarest here: م-ل-و — 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Idghām (with ghunnah)4
  • Ghunnah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 45 letters · āyah 48 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 37:57 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ

    If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].

  • Quran 35:26 · Faatirclose

    ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    Then I seized the ones who disbelieved, and how [terrible] was My reproach.

  • Quran 21:11 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةً وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

    And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people.

  • Quran 65:8 · At-Talaaqclose

    وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ عَتَتْ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهَا وَرُسُلِهِۦ فَحَاسَبْنَٰهَا حِسَابًا شَدِيدًا وَعَذَّبْنَٰهَا عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا

    And how many a city was insolent toward the command of its Lord and His messengers, so We took it to severe account and punished it with a terrible punishment.

  • Quran 51:59 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ

    And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.

  • Quran 26:20 · Ash-Shu'araarelated

    قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَآ إِذًا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

    [Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray.

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.

  • Hud 11:1023 shared roots

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَآ أَخَذَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَهِىَ ظَٰلِمَةٌ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُۥٓ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ

    ق-ر-يأ-خ-ذظ-ل-م

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:322 shared roots

    وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

    م-ل-وأ-خ-ذ

  • Al-Hajj 22:442 shared roots

    وَأَصْحَٰبُ مَدْيَنَ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَىٰ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    م-ل-وأ-خ-ذ

  • Al-Hajj 22:442 shared roots

    وَأَصْحَٰبُ مَدْيَنَ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَىٰ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    م-ل-وأ-خ-ذ

  • Al-Kahf 18:592 shared roots

    وَتِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا

    ق-ر-يظ-ل-م

  • Hud 11:1172 shared roots

    وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ لِيُهْلِكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ بِظُلْمٍ وَأَهْلُهَا مُصْلِحُونَ

    ق-ر-يظ-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 22:48?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 22:48 include Quran 37:57 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 35:26 (Surah Faatir), Quran 21:11 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 65:8 (Surah At-Talaaq). For example, 37:57 reads: “If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].” 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 22:48 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 22:48 (Surah Al-Hajj, The Pilgrimage) reads: “And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.”

Which surah is verse 22:48 in?

Quran 22:48 is āyah 48 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 22:48?

Tartīl presents Quran 22:48 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.