Surah An-Naba · Ayah 1·Makkī

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عَمَّ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

About what are they asking one another?

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 1 root in 1 of 2 words

Recitation · 2 points across 2 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 10 letters · āyah 1 of 40

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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 37:26 · As-Saaffaatclose

    بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ

    But they, that Day, are in surrender.

  • Quran 15:63 · Al-Hijrclose

    قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ

    They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,

  • Quran 52:25 · At-Turclose

    وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

    And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.

  • Quran 51:53 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ

    Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.

  • Quran 43:79 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    أَمْ أَبْرَمُوٓا۟ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّا مُبْرِمُونَ

    Or have they devised [some] affair? But indeed, We are devising [a plan].

  • Quran 77:5 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا

    And those [angels] who deliver a message

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 78:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 78:1 include Quran 37:26 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 15:63 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 52:25 (Surah At-Tur), and Quran 51:53 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat). For example, 37:26 reads: “But they, that Day, are in surrender.” 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 78:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 78:1 (Surah An-Naba, The Announcement) reads: “About what are they asking one another?”

Which surah is verse 78:1 in?

Quran 78:1 is āyah 1 of Surah An-Naba (The Announcement), chapter 78 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 40 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 78:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 78:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.