Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 86·Makkī

86

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Translation

Saheeh International

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

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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 · 4 roots in 5 of 5 words

Recitation · 9 points across 5 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 23 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 86 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 26:70 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

    When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"

  • 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 37:125 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ

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

  • Quran 7:140 · Al-A'raafvery close

    قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    He said, "Is it other than Allah I should desire for you as a god while He has preferred you over the worlds?"

  • 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 37:95 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ

    He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,

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-Ahqaf 46:283 shared roots

    فَلَوْلَا نَصَرَهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُرْبَانًا ءَالِهَةًۢ بَلْ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنْهُمْ وَذَٰلِكَ إِفْكُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

    أ-ف-كد-و-نأ-ل-ه

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:872 shared roots

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ

    أ-ف-كأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:622 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ

    أ-ف-كأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:632 shared roots

    كَذَٰلِكَ يُؤْفَكُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ

    أ-ف-كأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:222 shared roots

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَأْفِكَنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    أ-ف-كأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:173 shared roots

    إِنَّمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْثَٰنًا وَتَخْلُقُونَ إِفْكًا إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ لَكُمْ رِزْقًا فَٱبْتَغُوا۟ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرِّزْقَ وَٱعْبُدُوهُ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    أ-ف-كد-و-نأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:86?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:86 include Quran 26:70 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 11:92 (Surah Hud), Quran 37:125 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 7:140 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 26:70 reads: “When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"” 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 37:86 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:86 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire?”

Which surah is verse 37:86 in?

Quran 37:86 is āyah 86 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 37:86?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:86 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.