Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 125·Makkī

125

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Translation

Saheeh International

Do you call upon Ba'l and leave the best of creators -

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 5 words

Rarest here: ب-ع-ل — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 27 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 125 of 182

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 11:92 · Hudvery close

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَهْطِىٓ أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَآءَكُمْ ظِهْرِيًّا إِنَّ رَبِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ

    He said, "O my people, is my family more respected for power by you than Allah? But you put Him behind your backs [in neglect]. Indeed, my Lord is encompassing of what you do.

  • Quran 6:80 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَحَآجَّهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ قَالَ أَتُحَٰٓجُّوٓنِّى فِى ٱللَّهِ وَقَدْ هَدَىٰنِ وَلَآ أَخَافُ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ رَبِّى شَيْـًٔا وَسِعَ رَبِّى كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًا أَفَلَا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And his people argued with him. He said, "Do you argue with me concerning Allah while He has guided me? And I fear not what you associate with Him [and will not be harmed] unless…

  • Quran 37:86 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةً دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

    Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire?

  • Quran 71:3 · Noohvery close

    أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ

    [Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.

  • Quran 7:65 · Al-A'raafvery close

    وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًا قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    And to the 'Aad [We sent] their brother Hud. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Then will you not fear Him?"

  • Quran 26:141 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    Thamud denied the messengers

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-Muddaththir 74:112 shared roots

    ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

    و-ذ-رخ-ل-ق

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1803 shared roots

    وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَٱدْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِىٓ أَسْمَٰٓئِهِۦ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    و-ذ-رح-س-ند-ع-و

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1662 shared roots

    وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ

    و-ذ-رخ-ل-ق

  • At-Tin 95:42 shared roots

    لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ

    ح-س-نخ-ل-ق

  • An-Nahl 16:202 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ

    د-ع-وخ-ل-ق

  • An-Nisaa 4:1282 shared roots

    وَإِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنۢ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَآ أَن يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا وَٱلصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ وَأُحْضِرَتِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ ٱلشُّحَّ وَإِن تُحْسِنُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا

    ب-ع-لح-س-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:125?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:125 include Quran 11:92 (Surah Hud), Quran 6:80 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 37:86 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 71:3 (Surah Nooh). For example, 11:92 reads: “He said, "O my people, is my family more respected for power by you than Allah? But you put Him behind your backs [in neglect]. Indeed, my Lord is encompassing of what you do.” 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 37:125 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:125 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “Do you call upon Ba'l and leave the best of creators -”

Which surah is verse 37:125 in?

Quran 37:125 is āyah 125 of Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), chapter 37 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 182 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 37:125?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:125 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.