Surah Al-Jinn · Ayah 11·Makkī

11

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا وَمِنَّا ذَٰلِكَ ﴿١١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.

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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 9 words

Rarest here: ق-د-د — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 15 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 36 letters · āyah 11 of 28

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

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    And We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they…

  • Quran 19:37 · Maryamclose

    فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن مَّشْهَدِ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    Then the factions differed [concerning Jesus] from among them, so woe to those who disbelieved - from the scene of a tremendous Day.

  • Quran 16:64 · An-Nahlclose

    وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا لِتُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    And We have not revealed to you the Book, [O Muhammad], except for you to make clear to them that wherein they have differed and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

  • Quran 5:14 · Al-Maaidaclose

    وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا نَصَٰرَىٰٓ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَٰقَهُمْ فَنَسُوا۟ حَظًّا مِّمَّا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَأَغْرَيْنَا بَيْنَهُمُ ٱلْعَدَاوَةَ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءَ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَسَوْفَ يُنَبِّئُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ

    And from those who say, "We are Christians" We took their covenant; but they forgot a portion of that of which they were reminded. So We caused among them animosity and hatred…

  • Quran 5:82 · Al-Maaidaclose

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    You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allah; and you will find the nearest of…

  • Quran 29:9 · Al-Ankabootclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    And those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will surely admit them among the righteous [into Paradise].

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    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَظَلَمُوا۟ لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱللَّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ طَرِيقًا

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  • Yusuf 12:272 shared roots

    وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

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  • An-Nisaa 4:1692 shared roots

    إِلَّا طَرِيقَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرًا

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  • Yusuf 12:262 shared roots

    قَالَ هِىَ رَٰوَدَتْنِى عَن نَّفْسِى وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَآ إِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

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  • Maryam 19:812 shared roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 72:11?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 72:11 include Quran 7:168 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 19:37 (Surah Maryam), Quran 16:64 (Surah An-Nahl), and Quran 5:14 (Surah Al-Maaida). For example, 7:168 reads: “And We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they…” 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 72:11 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 72:11 (Surah Al-Jinn, The Jinn) reads: “And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.”

Which surah is verse 72:11 in?

Quran 72:11 is āyah 11 of Surah Al-Jinn (The Jinn), chapter 72 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 28 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 72:11?

Tartīl presents Quran 72:11 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.