Surah An-Najm · Ayah 50·Makkī

50

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ ﴿٥٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 18 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 50 of 62

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 26:140 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

  • Quran 91:10 · Ash-Shamsclose

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

    And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

  • Quran 26:76 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ

    You and your ancient forefathers?

  • Quran 6:18 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِۦ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

    And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted [with all].

  • Quran 9:33 · At-Tawbaclose

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُۥ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ ٱلْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلدِّينِ كُلِّهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ

    It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although they who associate others with Allah dislike it.

  • Quran 38:77 · Saadclose

    قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ

    [Allah] said, "Then get out of Paradise, for indeed, you are expelled.

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-Mursalaat 77:162 shared roots

    أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    ه-ل-كأ-و-ل

  • Taa-Haa 20:212 shared roots

    قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    ع-و-دأ-و-ل

  • Ibrahim 14:132 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِرُسُلِهِمْ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِنَآ أَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِى مِلَّتِنَا فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ لَنُهْلِكَنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    ع-و-ده-ل-ك

  • Al-Haaqqa 69:62 shared roots

    وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ

    ع-و-ده-ل-ك

  • Al-Qasas 28:432 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    ه-ل-كأ-و-ل

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:82 shared roots

    فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    ه-ل-كأ-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:50?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:50 include Quran 26:140 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 91:10 (Surah Ash-Shams), Quran 26:76 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 6:18 (Surah Al-An'aam). For example, 26:140 reads: “And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.” 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 53:50 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:50 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad”

Which surah is verse 53:50 in?

Quran 53:50 is āyah 50 of Surah An-Najm (The Star), chapter 53 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 62 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 53:50?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:50 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.