Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 46·Makkī

46

عَلَى ﴿٤٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And they used to persist in the great violation,

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 5 words

Rarest here: ح-ن-ث — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 25 letters · āyah 46 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 23:82 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

  • Quran 37:15 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

  • Quran 37:17 · As-Saaffaatclose

    أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

    And our forefathers [as well]?"

  • Quran 17:98 · Al-Israaclose

    ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا

    That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our verses and said, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected [in] a new creation?"

  • Quran 6:43 · Al-An'aamclose

    فَلَوْلَآ إِذْ جَآءَهُم بَأْسُنَا تَضَرَّعُوا۟ وَلَٰكِن قَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    Then why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made attractive to them that which they were doing.

  • Quran 74:44 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ

    Nor did we used to feed the poor.

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.

  • Al-Haaqqa 69:332 shared roots

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    ع-ظ-مك-و-ن

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1892 shared roots

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    ع-ظ-مك-و-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:532 shared roots

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

    ع-ظ-مك-و-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:162 shared roots

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    ع-ظ-مك-و-ن

  • Al-Waaqia 56:472 shared roots

    وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    ع-ظ-مك-و-ن

  • Al-Muminoon 23:822 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    ع-ظ-مك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:46?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:46 include Quran 23:82 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 37:15 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 37:17 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 17:98 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 23:82 reads: “They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?” 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 56:46 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:46 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “And they used to persist in the great violation,”

Which surah is verse 56:46 in?

Quran 56:46 is āyah 46 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 56:46?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:46 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.