Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

أَءِذَا أَءِنَّا ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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

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Tafsīr

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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 7 words

Recitation · 14 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 34 letters · āyah 16 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 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 56:47 · Al-Waaqiavery close

    وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

  • Quran 37:53 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

    That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

  • Quran 50:3 · Qaafvery close

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ

    When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant return."

  • Quran 17:49 · Al-Israavery close

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا

    And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"

  • 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]?

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:16 include Quran 23:82 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 56:47 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 37:53 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 50:3 (Surah Qaaf). 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 37:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:16 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?”

Which surah is verse 37:16 in?

Quran 37:16 is āyah 16 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 37:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.