Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 48·Makkī

48

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Translation

Saheeh International

And our forefathers [as well]?"

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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

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 16 letters · āyah 48 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 37:17 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

    And our forefathers [as well]?"

  • 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 37:16 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

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

  • Quran 27:67 · An-Namlvery close

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًا وَءَابَآؤُنَآ أَئِنَّا لَمُخْرَجُونَ

    And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?

  • Quran 37:15 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

  • Quran 17:50 · Al-Israaclose

    قُلْ كُونُوا۟ حِجَارَةً أَوْ حَدِيدًا

    Say, "Be you stones or iron

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.

  • As-Saaffaat 37:172 shared roots

    أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

    أ-ب-وأ-و-ل

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1262 shared roots

    ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    أ-ب-وأ-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:262 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    أ-ب-وأ-و-ل

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:82 shared roots

    لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    أ-ب-وأ-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:682 shared roots

    أَفَلَمْ يَدَّبَّرُوا۟ ٱلْقَوْلَ أَمْ جَآءَهُم مَّا لَمْ يَأْتِ ءَابَآءَهُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    أ-ب-وأ-و-ل

  • An-Naml 27:682 shared roots

    لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَٰذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    أ-ب-وأ-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:48?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:48 include Quran 37:17 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 23:82 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 37:16 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 27:67 (Surah An-Naml). For example, 37:17 reads: “And our forefathers [as well]?"” 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 56:48 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:48 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “And our forefathers [as well]?"”

Which surah is verse 56:48 in?

Quran 56:48 is āyah 48 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 56:48?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:48 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.