Surah Al-Ma'aarij · Ayah 7·Makkī

7

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Translation

Saheeh International

But We see it [as] near.

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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

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 10 letters · āyah 7 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 79:46 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا

    It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.

  • Quran 52:9 · At-Turclose

    يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا

    On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion

  • Quran 77:10 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

    And when the mountains are blown away

  • Quran 44:10 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke.

  • Quran 77:8 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

    So when the stars are obliterated

  • Quran 37:178 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    And leave them for a time.

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.

  • Saba 34:512 shared roots

    وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ فَزِعُوا۟ فَلَا فَوْتَ وَأُخِذُوا۟ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ

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  • Al-Fath 48:272 shared roots

    لَّقَدْ صَدَقَ ٱللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ ٱلرُّءْيَا بِٱلْحَقِّ لَتَدْخُلُنَّ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ ٱلْحَرَامَ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ءَامِنِينَ مُحَلِّقِينَ رُءُوسَكُمْ وَمُقَصِّرِينَ لَا تَخَافُونَ فَعَلِمَ مَا لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا۟ فَجَعَلَ مِن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا

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  • An-Nisaa 4:772 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوٓا۟ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ يَخْشَوْنَ ٱلنَّاسَ كَخَشْيَةِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ أَشَدَّ خَشْيَةً وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لِمَ كَتَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْقِتَالَ لَوْلَآ أَخَّرْتَنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ قُلْ مَتَٰعُ ٱلدُّنْيَا قَلِيلٌ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 70:7?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 70:7 include Quran 79:46 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 52:9 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 77:10 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), and Quran 44:10 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan). For example, 79:46 reads: “It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.” 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 70:7 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 70:7 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij, The Ascending Stairways) reads: “But We see it [as] near.”

Which surah is verse 70:7 in?

Quran 70:7 is āyah 7 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 70:7?

Tartīl presents Quran 70:7 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.