Surah Al-Ma'aarij · Ayah 41·Makkī

41

عَلَىٰٓ أَن مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ ﴿٤١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 8 words

Recitation · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd munfaṣil4
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 31 letters · āyah 41 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 37:173 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ

    And [that] indeed, Our soldiers will be those who overcome.

  • Quran 23:56 · Al-Muminoonrelated

    نُسَارِعُ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ بَل لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ

    Is [because] We hasten for them good things? Rather, they do not perceive.

  • Quran 26:56 · Ash-Shu'araarelated

    وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ

    And indeed, we are a cautious society... "

  • Quran 43:8 · Az-Zukhrufrelated

    فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.

  • Quran 21:101 · Al-Anbiyaarelated

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ

    Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed.

  • Quran 36:43 · Yaseenrelated

    وَإِن نَّشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنقَذُونَ

    And if We should will, We could drown them; then no one responding to a cry would there be for them, nor would they be saved

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-Muminoon 23:612 shared roots

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَٰبِقُونَ

    س-ب-قخ-ي-ر

  • Al-Kahf 18:812 shared roots

    فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَوٰةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا

    ب-د-لخ-ي-ر

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:112 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيْهِ وَإِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَٰذَآ إِفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ

    س-ب-قخ-ي-ر

  • Al-Qalam 68:322 shared roots

    عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

    ب-د-لخ-ي-ر

  • Al-Baqara 2:1482 shared roots

    وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا۟ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    س-ب-قخ-ي-ر

  • Faatir 35:322 shared roots

    ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌۢ بِٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

    س-ب-قخ-ي-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 70:41?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 70:41 include Quran 37:173 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 23:56 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 26:56 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 43:8 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 37:173 reads: “And [that] indeed, Our soldiers will be those who overcome.” 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 70:41 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 70:41 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij, The Ascending Stairways) reads: “To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.”

Which surah is verse 70:41 in?

Quran 70:41 is āyah 41 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 70:41?

Tartīl presents Quran 70:41 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.