Surah Al-Muddaththir · Ayah 29·Makkī

29

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Translation

Saheeh International

Blackening the skins.

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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: ل-و-ح — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 3 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 10 letters · āyah 29 of 56

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 55:37 · Ar-Rahmaanrelated

    فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَٱلدِّهَانِ

    And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -

  • Quran 74:35 · Al-Muddaththirrelated

    إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ

    Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]

  • Quran 92:1 · Al-Lailrelated

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

    By the night when it covers

  • Quran 20:118 · Taa-Haarelated

    إِنَّ لَكَ أَلَّا تَجُوعَ فِيهَا وَلَا تَعْرَىٰ

    Indeed, it is [promised] for you not to be hungry therein or be unclothed.

  • Quran 50:22 · Qaafrelated

    لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ

    [It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."

  • Quran 77:31 · Al-Mursalaatrelated

    لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ

    [But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 74:29?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 74:29 include Quran 55:37 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan), Quran 74:35 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 92:1 (Surah Al-Lail), and Quran 20:118 (Surah Taa-Haa). For example, 55:37 reads: “And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -” 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 74:29 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 74:29 (Surah Al-Muddaththir, The Cloaked One) reads: “Blackening the skins.”

Which surah is verse 74:29 in?

Quran 74:29 is āyah 29 of Surah Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One), chapter 74 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 56 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 74:29?

Tartīl presents Quran 74:29 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.