Surah Al-Qaari'a · Ayah 3·Makkī

3

وَمَآ مَا ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

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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 4 words

Rarest here: ق-ر-ع — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 17 letters · āyah 3 of 11

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 82:17 · Al-Infitaarclose

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

  • Quran 86:1 · At-Taariqclose

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

    By the sky and the night comer -

  • Quran 51:12 · Adh-Dhaariyatrelated

    يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"

  • Quran 79:7 · An-Naazi'aatrelated

    تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ

    There will follow it the subsequent [one].

  • Quran 52:10 · At-Turrelated

    وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا

    And the mountains will pass on, departing -

  • Quran 78:17 · An-Nabarelated

    إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا

    Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 101:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 101:3 include Quran 82:17 (Surah Al-Infitaar), Quran 86:1 (Surah At-Taariq), Quran 51:12 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), and Quran 79:7 (Surah An-Naazi'aat). For example, 82:17 reads: “And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?” 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 101:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 101:3 (Surah Al-Qaari'a, The Calamity) reads: “And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?”

Which surah is verse 101:3 in?

Quran 101:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Al-Qaari'a (The Calamity), chapter 101 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 11 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 101:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 101:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.