Surah Al-Ma'aarij · Ayah 18·Makkī

18

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Translation

Saheeh International

And collected [wealth] and hoarded.

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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 2 words

Rarest here: و-ع-ي — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 1 point across 1 rule family

  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 9 letters · āyah 18 of 44

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 90:5 · Al-Baladclose

    أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

    Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

  • Quran 80:16 · Abasaclose

    كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

    Noble and dutiful.

  • Quran 79:22 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

    Then he turned his back, striving.

  • Quran 96:6 · Al-Alaqclose

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

    No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

  • Quran 75:35 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ

    Then woe to you, and woe!

  • Quran 74:20 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

    Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 70:18?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 70:18 include Quran 90:5 (Surah Al-Balad), Quran 80:16 (Surah Abasa), Quran 79:22 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), and Quran 96:6 (Surah Al-Alaq). For example, 90:5 reads: “Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?” 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 70:18 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 70:18 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij, The Ascending Stairways) reads: “And collected [wealth] and hoarded.”

Which surah is verse 70:18 in?

Quran 70:18 is āyah 18 of Surah Al-Ma'aarij (The Ascending Stairways), chapter 70 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 44 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 70:18?

Tartīl presents Quran 70:18 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.