Surah Al-Infitaar · Ayah 18·Makkī

18

ثُمَّ مَآ مَا ﴿١٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 6 words

Recitation · 7 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 19 letters · āyah 18 of 19

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

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  • Quran 77:14 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ

    And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?

  • Quran 7:187 · Al-A'raafclose

    يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ثَقُلَتْ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِىٌّ عَنْهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens…

  • Quran 28:72 · Al-Qasasclose

    قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلنَّهَارَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ مَنْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِلَيْلٍ تَسْكُنُونَ فِيهِ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

    Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the day continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you a night in which you may…

  • Quran 77:15 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

  • Quran 64:9 · At-Taghaabunclose

    يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُكُمْ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْجَمْعِ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلتَّغَابُنِ وَمَن يُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ وَيَعْمَلْ صَٰلِحًا يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ وَيُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

    The Day He will assemble you for the Day of Assembly - that is the Day of Deprivation. And whoever believes in Allah and does righteousness - He will remove from him his misdeeds…

  • Quran 42:47 · Ash-Shuraclose

    ٱسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِرَبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَكُم مِّن مَّلْجَإٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّكِيرٍ

    Respond to your Lord before a Day comes from Allah of which there is no repelling. No refuge will you have that day, nor for you will there be any denial.

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 82:18?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 82:18 include Quran 77:14 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 7:187 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 28:72 (Surah Al-Qasas), and Quran 77:15 (Surah Al-Mursalaat). For example, 77:14 reads: “And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?” 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 82:18 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 82:18 (Surah Al-Infitaar, The Cleaving) reads: “Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?”

Which surah is verse 82:18 in?

Quran 82:18 is āyah 18 of Surah Al-Infitaar (The Cleaving), chapter 82 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 19 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 82:18?

Tartīl presents Quran 82:18 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.