Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 32·Makkī

32

يَٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا لَكَ أَلَّا مَعَ ﴿٣٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Allah] said, O Iblees, what is [the matter] with you that you are not with those who prostrate?"

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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 8 words

Recitation · 10 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 29 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 32 of 99

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 38:75 · Saadvery close

    قَالَ يَٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ

    [Allah] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?"

  • Quran 38:74 · Saadvery close

    إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    Except Iblees; he was arrogant and became among the disbelievers.

  • Quran 7:14 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ أَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

    [Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

  • Quran 68:28 · Al-Qalamclose

    قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

    The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "

  • Quran 29:29 · Al-Ankabootclose

    أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ وَتَقْطَعُونَ ٱلسَّبِيلَ وَتَأْتُونَ فِى نَادِيكُمُ ٱلْمُنكَرَ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    Indeed, you approach men and obstruct the road and commit in your meetings [every] evil." And the answer of his people was not but they said, "Bring us the punishment of Allah, if…

  • Quran 96:19 · Al-Alaqclose

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب

    No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].

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-Hijr 15:312 shared roots

    إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

    س-ج-دك-و-ن

  • Al-Hijr 15:312 shared roots

    إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

    س-ج-دك-و-ن

  • Al-Hijr 15:982 shared roots

    فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

    س-ج-دك-و-ن

  • Al-Hijr 15:982 shared roots

    فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

    س-ج-دك-و-ن

  • Taa-Haa 20:702 shared roots

    فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    س-ج-دق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:113 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

    س-ج-دك-و-نق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:32?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:32 include Quran 38:75 (Surah Saad), Quran 38:74 (Surah Saad), Quran 7:14 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 68:28 (Surah Al-Qalam). For example, 38:75 reads: “[Allah] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?"” 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 15:32 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:32 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “[Allah] said, O Iblees, what is [the matter] with you that you are not with those who prostrate?"”

Which surah is verse 15:32 in?

Quran 15:32 is āyah 32 of Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), chapter 15 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 99 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 15:32?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:32 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.