Surah Fussilat · Ayah 37·Makkī

37

وَمِنْ لَا وَلَا ٱلَّذِى إِن إِيَّاهُ ﴿٣٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And of His signs are the night and day and the sun and moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or to the moon, but prostate to Allah, who created them, if it should be Him that you worship.

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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 · 10 roots in 13 of 19 words

Recitation · 26 points across 7 rule families

  • Iẓhār3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

19 words · 87 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 37 of 54

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

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    So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 41:37?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 41:37 include Quran 35:13 (Surah Faatir), Quran 30:17 (Surah Ar-Room), Quran 16:12 (Surah An-Nahl), and Quran 13:2 (Surah Ar-Ra'd). For example, 35:13 reads: “He causes the night to enter the day, and He causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon - each running [its course] for a specified term. That is…” 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 41:37 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 41:37 (Surah Fussilat, Explained in detail) reads: “And of His signs are the night and day and the sun and moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or to the moon, but prostate to Allah, who created them, if it should be Him that you worship.”

Which surah is verse 41:37 in?

Quran 41:37 is āyah 37 of Surah Fussilat (Explained in detail), chapter 41 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 54 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 41:37?

Tartīl presents Quran 41:37 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.