Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 164·Makkī

164

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ ﴿١٦٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.

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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 6 words

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ghunnah2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 20 letters · āyah 164 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 19:71 · Maryamclose

    وَإِن مِّنكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَا كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ حَتْمًا مَّقْضِيًّا

    And there is none of you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed.

  • Quran 72:26 · Al-Jinnrelated

    عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

    [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone

  • Quran 56:85 · Al-Waaqiarelated

    وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ

    And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -

  • Quran 78:37 · An-Nabarelated

    رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

    [From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.

  • Quran 6:163 · Al-An'aamrelated

    لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

    No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."

  • Quran 72:27 · Al-Jinnrelated

    إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسْلُكُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ رَصَدًا

    Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers

Verses built from the same roots

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  • Az-Zumar 39:392 shared roots

    قُلْ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْمَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّى عَٰمِلٌ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    ق-و-مع-ل-م

  • Al-Mutaffifin 83:62 shared roots

    يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ق-و-مع-ل-م

  • Yaseen 36:262 shared roots

    قِيلَ ٱدْخُلِ ٱلْجَنَّةَ قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ قَوْمِى يَعْلَمُونَ

    ق-و-مع-ل-م

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:162 shared roots

    وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    ق-و-مع-ل-م

  • Al-A'raaf 7:612 shared roots

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى ضَلَٰلَةٌ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

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  • Al-A'raaf 7:1092 shared roots

    قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

    ق-و-مع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:164?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:164 include Quran 19:71 (Surah Maryam), Quran 72:26 (Surah Al-Jinn), Quran 56:85 (Surah Al-Waaqia), and Quran 78:37 (Surah An-Naba). For example, 19:71 reads: “And there is none of you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed.” 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 37:164 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:164 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “[The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.”

Which surah is verse 37:164 in?

Quran 37:164 is āyah 164 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 37:164?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:164 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.