Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 78·Makkī

78

وَإِن ٱلْأَيْكَةِ ﴿٧٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers.

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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 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 22 letters · āyah 78 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 30:47 · Ar-Roomclose

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَآءُوهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And We have already sent messengers before you to their peoples, and they came to them with clear evidences; then We took retribution from those who committed crimes, and…

  • Quran 27:53 · An-Namlclose

    وَأَنجَيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ

    And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah.

  • Quran 51:34 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."

  • Quran 38:55 · Saadclose

    هَٰذَا وَإِنَّ لِلطَّٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَـَٔابٍ

    This [is so]. But indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -

  • Quran 26:158 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

  • Quran 22:51 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْا۟ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    But the ones who strove against Our verses, [seeking] to cause failure - those are the companions of Hellfire.

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.

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:762 shared roots

    وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    ظ-ل-مك-و-ن

  • Al-Waaqia 56:902 shared roots

    وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ

    ص-ح-بك-و-ن

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:142 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    ظ-ل-مك-و-ن

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:592 shared roots

    فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ

    ص-ح-بظ-ل-م

  • Al-Maaida 5:293 shared roots

    إِنِّىٓ أُرِيدُ أَن تَبُوٓأَ بِإِثْمِى وَإِثْمِكَ فَتَكُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    ص-ح-بظ-ل-مك-و-ن

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2092 shared roots

    ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    ظ-ل-مك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:78?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:78 include Quran 30:47 (Surah Ar-Room), Quran 27:53 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 51:34 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), and Quran 38:55 (Surah Saad). For example, 30:47 reads: “And We have already sent messengers before you to their peoples, and they came to them with clear evidences; then We took retribution from those who committed crimes, and…” 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 15:78 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:78 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers.”

Which surah is verse 15:78 in?

Quran 15:78 is āyah 78 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 15:78?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:78 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.