Surah Az-Zalzala · Ayah 3·Madanī

3

مَا لَهَا﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -

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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

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 15 letters · āyah 3 of 8

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

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    وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

    And when the earth has been extended

  • Quran 86:11 · At-Taariqclose

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

    By the sky which returns [rain]

  • Quran 101:9 · Al-Qaari'aclose

    فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

    His refuge will be an abyss.

  • Quran 101:5 · Al-Qaari'aclose

    وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

    And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

  • Quran 10:24 · Yunusrelated

    إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخْتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلْأَنْعَٰمُ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَخَذَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زُخْرُفَهَا وَٱزَّيَّنَتْ وَظَنَّ أَهْلُهَآ أَنَّهُمْ قَٰدِرُونَ عَلَيْهَآ أَتَىٰهَآ أَمْرُنَا لَيْلًا أَوْ نَهَارًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهَا حَصِيدًا كَأَن لَّمْ تَغْنَ بِٱلْأَمْسِ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

    The example of [this] worldly life is but like rain which We have sent down from the sky that the plants of the earth absorb - [those] from which men and livestock eat - until…

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    قَٰلَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ

    [Allah] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number of years?"

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    وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ

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  • Al-Baqara 2:82 shared roots

    وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

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    قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

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  • An-Naas 114:12 shared roots

    قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

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  • Maryam 19:662 shared roots

    وَيَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَءِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيًّا

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  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:612 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ فَأْتُوا۟ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 99:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 99:3 include Quran 84:3 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), Quran 86:11 (Surah At-Taariq), Quran 101:9 (Surah Al-Qaari'a), and Quran 101:5 (Surah Al-Qaari'a). For example, 84:3 reads: “And when the earth has been extended” 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 99:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 99:3 (Surah Az-Zalzala, The Earthquake) reads: “And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -”

Which surah is verse 99:3 in?

Quran 99:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Az-Zalzala (The Earthquake), chapter 99 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 8 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 99:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 99:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.