Surah Ash-Shams · Ayah 11·Makkī

11

ثَمُودُ ﴿١١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Recitation · 2 points across 1 rule family

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 15 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 11 of 15

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 26:140 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

  • Quran 20:85 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ فَإِنَّا قَدْ فَتَنَّا قَوْمَكَ مِنۢ بَعْدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ

    [Allah] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Samiri has led them astray."

  • Quran 7:90 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُمْ شُعَيْبًا إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ

    Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "If you should follow Shu'ayb, indeed, you would then be losers."

  • Quran 53:51 · An-Najmclose

    وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ

    And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -

  • Quran 26:152 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

    Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."

  • Quran 21:87 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity…

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.

  • An-Nahl 16:362 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 91:11?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 91:11 include Quran 26:140 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 20:85 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 7:90 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 53:51 (Surah An-Najm). For example, 26:140 reads: “And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.” 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 91:11 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 91:11 (Surah Ash-Shams, The Sun) reads: “Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,”

Which surah is verse 91:11 in?

Quran 91:11 is āyah 11 of Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun), chapter 91 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 15 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 91:11?

Tartīl presents Quran 91:11 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.