Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 70·Makkī

70

فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ﴿٧٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.

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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 4 words

Rarest here: ه-ر-ع — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 3 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Madd munfaṣil4
  • Light rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 18 letters · āyah 70 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 83:31 · Al-Mutaffifinclose

    وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

    And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.

  • Quran 43:22 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ

    Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."

  • Quran 6:87 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَمِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ وَٱجْتَبَيْنَٰهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.

  • Quran 19:59 · Maryamclose

    فَخَلَفَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا

    But there came after them successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil -

  • Quran 20:128 · Taa-Haaclose

    أَفَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلنُّهَىٰ

    Then, has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them as they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence.

  • Quran 21:54 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمْ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error."

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:70?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:70 include Quran 83:31 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin), Quran 43:22 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 6:87 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 19:59 (Surah Maryam). For example, 83:31 reads: “And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.” 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 37:70 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:70 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.”

Which surah is verse 37:70 in?

Quran 37:70 is āyah 70 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 37:70?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:70 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.