Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 36·Makkī

36

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Translation

Saheeh International

He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

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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 6 words

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 24 letters · āyah 36 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 38:80 · Saadvery close

    قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

    [Allah] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved

  • Quran 7:15 · Al-A'raafvery close

    قَالَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

    [Allah] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."

  • Quran 38:78 · Saadvery close

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    And indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense."

  • Quran 17:62 · Al-Israaclose

    قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    [Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."

  • Quran 23:99 · Al-Muminoonclose

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱرْجِعُونِ

    [For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back

  • Quran 37:100 · As-Saaffaatclose

    رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous."

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:36?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:36 include Quran 38:80 (Surah Saad), Quran 7:15 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 38:78 (Surah Saad), and Quran 17:62 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 38:80 reads: “[Allah] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved” 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 15:36 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:36 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."”

Which surah is verse 15:36 in?

Quran 15:36 is āyah 36 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 15:36?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:36 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.