Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 49·Makkī

49

أَءِذَا أَءِنَّا ﴿٤٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 9 words

Rarest here: ر-ف-ت — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 18 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Ghunnah2
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 43 letters · āyah 49 of 111

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 23:82 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

  • Quran 56:47 · Al-Waaqiavery close

    وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

  • Quran 17:98 · Al-Israavery close

    ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا

    That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our verses and said, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected [in] a new creation?"

  • Quran 37:16 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

  • Quran 27:67 · An-Namlvery close

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًا وَءَابَآؤُنَآ أَئِنَّا لَمُخْرَجُونَ

    And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?

  • Quran 37:15 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

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-Israa 17:985 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا

    ر-ف-تج-د-دب-ع-ثع-ظ-مخ-ل-ق

  • Al-Israa 17:985 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا

    ر-ف-تج-د-دب-ع-ثع-ظ-مخ-ل-ق

  • Faatir 35:162 shared roots

    إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

    ج-د-دخ-ل-ق

  • As-Sajda 32:103 shared roots

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا ضَلَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَءِنَّا لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍۭ بَلْ هُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّهِمْ كَٰفِرُونَ

    ج-د-دخ-ل-قق-و-ل

  • Al-Qalam 68:42 shared roots

    وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ

    ع-ظ-مخ-ل-ق

  • Ibrahim 14:192 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

    ج-د-دخ-ل-ق

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:49?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:49 include Quran 23:82 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 56:47 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 17:98 (Surah Al-Israa), and Quran 37:16 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 23:82 reads: “They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?” 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 17:49 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:49 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"”

Which surah is verse 17:49 in?

Quran 17:49 is āyah 49 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:49?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:49 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.