Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 70·Makkī

70

إِذْ مَا ﴿٧٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 4 points across 1 rule family

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 23 letters · āyah 70 of 227

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 21:52 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ

    When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"

  • Quran 37:86 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةً دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

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

  • Quran 21:53 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ

    They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."

  • Quran 37:84 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

    When he came to his Lord with a sound heart

  • Quran 26:75 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

    He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,

  • Quran 19:42 · Maryamclose

    إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنكَ شَيْـًٔا

    [Mention] when he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:70?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:70 include Quran 21:52 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 37:86 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 21:53 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 37:84 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 21:52 reads: “When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"” 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 26:70 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:70 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"”

Which surah is verse 26:70 in?

Quran 26:70 is āyah 70 of Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), chapter 26 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 227 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 26:70?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:70 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.