Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 39·Makkī

39

مِّنَ ﴿٣٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

A company of the former peoples

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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 3 words

Rarest here: ث-ل-ل — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 4 rule families

  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 12 letters · āyah 39 of 96

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 56:27 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ

    The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

  • Quran 56:8 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

    Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

  • Quran 56:9 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

    And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?

  • Quran 56:14 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

    And a few of the later peoples,

  • Quran 37:28 · As-Saaffaatclose

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ

    They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."

  • Quran 56:26 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَٰمًا سَلَٰمًا

    Only a saying: "Peace, peace."

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:39?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:39 include Quran 56:27 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 56:8 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 56:9 (Surah Al-Waaqia), and Quran 56:14 (Surah Al-Waaqia). For example, 56:27 reads: “The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?” 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 56:39 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:39 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “A company of the former peoples”

Which surah is verse 56:39 in?

Quran 56:39 is āyah 39 of Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable), chapter 56 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 96 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 56:39?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:39 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.