Surah Hud · Ayah 95·Makkī

95

كَأَن لَّمْ فِيهَآ أَلَا كَمَا ثَمُودُ﴿٩٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

As if they had never prospered therein. Then, away with Madyan as Thamud was taken away.

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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 · 3 roots in 4 of 10 words

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Idghām (without ghunnah)2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 37 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 95 of 123

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 11:68 · Hudvery close

    كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّثَمُودَ

    As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Thamud denied their Lord; then, away with Thamud.

  • Quran 17:76 · Al-Israarelated

    وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا وَإِذًا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    And indeed, they were about to drive you from the land to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little.

  • Quran 26:57 · Ash-Shu'araarelated

    فَأَخْرَجْنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

    So We removed them from gardens and springs

  • Quran 83:31 · Al-Mutaffifinrelated

    وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

    And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.

  • Quran 29:38 · Al-Ankabootrelated

    وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَقَد تَّبَيَّنَ لَكُم مِّن مَّسَٰكِنِهِمْ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْتَبْصِرِينَ

    And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud, and it has become clear to you from their [ruined] dwellings. And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path…

  • Quran 51:43 · Adh-Dhaariyatrelated

    وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

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.

  • Hud 11:682 shared roots

    كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّثَمُودَ

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  • Hud 11:682 shared roots

    كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّثَمُودَ

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  • An-Najm 53:262 shared roots

    وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ

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  • Al-An'aam 6:1332 shared roots

    وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ذُو ٱلرَّحْمَةِ إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفْ مِنۢ بَعْدِكُم مَّا يَشَآءُ كَمَآ أَنشَأَكُم مِّن ذُرِّيَّةِ قَوْمٍ ءَاخَرِينَ

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  • Al-A'raaf 7:852 shared roots

    وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَٰحِهَا ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

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  • At-Tawba 9:282 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ نَجَسٌ فَلَا يَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ ٱلْحَرَامَ بَعْدَ عَامِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ عَيْلَةً فَسَوْفَ يُغْنِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِن شَآءَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 11:95?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 11:95 include Quran 11:68 (Surah Hud), Quran 17:76 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 26:57 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 83:31 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin). For example, 11:68 reads: “As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Thamud denied their Lord; then, away with Thamud.” 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 11:95 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 11:95 (Surah Hud, Hud) reads: “As if they had never prospered therein. Then, away with Madyan as Thamud was taken away.”

Which surah is verse 11:95 in?

Quran 11:95 is āyah 95 of Surah Hud (Hud), chapter 11 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 123 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 11:95?

Tartīl presents Quran 11:95 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.