Surah Al-Jinn · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

وَأَنَّا ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.

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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 8 words

Rarest here: ح-ر-س — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 12 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ3

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 40 letters · āyah 8 of 28

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 67:5 · Al-Mulkclose

    وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا رُجُومًا لِّلشَّيَٰطِينِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

    And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.

  • Quran 15:17 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَحَفِظْنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allah]

  • Quran 37:7 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ

    And as protection against every rebellious devil

  • Quran 15:14 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ

    And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend,

  • Quran 78:20 · An-Nabaclose

    وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

    And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.

  • Quran 4:55 · An-Nisaaclose

    فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن صَدَّ عَنْهُ وَكَفَىٰ بِجَهَنَّمَ سَعِيرًا

    And some among them believed in it, and some among them were averse to it. And sufficient is Hell as a blaze.

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-Jinn 72:92 shared roots

    وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا

    ش-ه-بو-ج-د

  • Al-Jinn 72:92 shared roots

    وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا

    ش-ه-بو-ج-د

  • Ibrahim 14:22 shared roots

    ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ

    ش-د-دس-م-و

  • An-Naazi'aat 79:272 shared roots

    ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ بَنَىٰهَا

    ش-د-دس-م-و

  • Yunus 10:882 shared roots

    وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ ءَاتَيْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَأَهُۥ زِينَةً وَأَمْوَٰلًا فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا رَبَّنَا لِيُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِكَ رَبَّنَا ٱطْمِسْ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَٱشْدُدْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

    م-ل-أش-د-د

  • An-Nisaa 4:432 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَنتُمْ سُكَٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَعْلَمُوا۟ مَا تَقُولُونَ وَلَا جُنُبًا إِلَّا عَابِرِى سَبِيلٍ حَتَّىٰ تَغْتَسِلُوا۟ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰٓ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَآءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ ٱلْغَآئِطِ أَوْ لَٰمَسْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا۟ مَآءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا۟ صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَٱمْسَحُوا۟ بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا

    ل-م-سو-ج-د

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 72:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 72:8 include Quran 67:5 (Surah Al-Mulk), Quran 15:17 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 37:7 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 15:14 (Surah Al-Hijr). For example, 67:5 reads: “And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.” 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 72:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 72:8 (Surah Al-Jinn, The Jinn) reads: “And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.”

Which surah is verse 72:8 in?

Quran 72:8 is āyah 8 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 72:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 72:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.