Surah Al-Humaza · Ayah 5·Makkī

5

وَمَآ مَا ﴿٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And what can make you know what is the Crusher?

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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: ح-ط-م — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 5 of 9

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 74:27 · Al-Muddaththirvery close

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

    And what can make you know what is Saqar?

  • Quran 37:55 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِى سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.

  • Quran 70:15 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

    No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],

  • Quran 39:19 · Az-Zumarclose

    أَفَمَنْ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ أَفَأَنتَ تُنقِذُ مَن فِى ٱلنَّارِ

    Then, is one who has deserved the decree of punishment [to be guided]? Then, can you save one who is in the Fire?

  • Quran 7:38 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ فِى ٱلنَّارِ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ٱدَّارَكُوا۟ فِيهَا جَمِيعًا قَالَتْ أُخْرَىٰهُمْ لِأُولَىٰهُمْ رَبَّنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَضَلُّونَا فَـَٔاتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَعْلَمُونَ

    [Allah] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they…

  • Quran 84:12 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

    And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 104:5?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 104:5 include Quran 74:27 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 37:55 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 70:15 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), and Quran 39:19 (Surah Az-Zumar). For example, 74:27 reads: “And what can make you know what is Saqar?” 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 104:5 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 104:5 (Surah Al-Humaza, The Traducer) reads: “And what can make you know what is the Crusher?”

Which surah is verse 104:5 in?

Quran 104:5 is āyah 5 of Surah Al-Humaza (The Traducer), chapter 104 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 9 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 104:5?

Tartīl presents Quran 104:5 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.