Surah Al-Mursalaat · Ayah 48·Makkī

48

وَإِذَا لَهُمُ لَا ﴿٤٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.

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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 3 of 6 words

Recitation · 5 points across 1 rule family

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 24 letters · āyah 48 of 50

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 25:60 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ قَالُوا۟ وَمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ أَنَسْجُدُ لِمَا تَأْمُرُنَا وَزَادَهُمْ نُفُورًا

    And when it is said to them, "Prostrate to the Most Merciful," they say, "And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to that which you order us?" And it increases them in…

  • Quran 37:25 · As-Saaffaatclose

    مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

    [They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"

  • Quran 8:35 · Al-Anfaalclose

    وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِندَ ٱلْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَآءً وَتَصْدِيَةً فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ

    And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping. So taste the punishment for what you disbelieved.

  • Quran 84:21 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ

    And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?

  • Quran 107:7 · Al-Maa'unclose

    وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ

    And withhold [simple] assistance.

  • Quran 5:58 · Al-Maaidaclose

    وَإِذَا نَادَيْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱتَّخَذُوهَا هُزُوًا وَلَعِبًا ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْقِلُونَ

    And when you call to prayer, they take it in ridicule and amusement. That is because they are a people who do not use reason.

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.

  • Saad 38:242 shared roots

    قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبْغِى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّٰهُ فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 77:48?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 77:48 include Quran 25:60 (Surah Al-Furqaan), Quran 37:25 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 8:35 (Surah Al-Anfaal), and Quran 84:21 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq). For example, 25:60 reads: “And when it is said to them, "Prostrate to the Most Merciful," they say, "And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to that which you order us?" And it increases them in…” 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 77:48 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 77:48 (Surah Al-Mursalaat, The Emissaries) reads: “And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.”

Which surah is verse 77:48 in?

Quran 77:48 is āyah 48 of Surah Al-Mursalaat (The Emissaries), chapter 77 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 50 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 77:48?

Tartīl presents Quran 77:48 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.