Surah Maryam · Ayah 98·Makkī

98

وَكَمْ مِّن هَلْ مِنْهُم مِّنْ أَوْ لَهُمْ ﴿٩٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And how many have We destroyed before them of generations? Do you perceive of them anyone or hear from them a sound?

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 14 words

Rarest here: ر-ك-ز — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 15 points across 6 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah2
  • Ikhfāʾ6
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

14 words · 46 letters · āyah 98 of 98

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 36:31 · Yaseenclose

    أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them - that they to them will not return?

  • Quran 6:6 · Al-An'aamclose

    أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ مَّكَّنَّٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّكُمْ وَأَرْسَلْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْهِم مِّدْرَارًا وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرَ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمْ فَأَهْلَكْنَٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَأَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ

    Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them which We had established upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them…

  • Quran 36:32 · Yaseenclose

    وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ

    And indeed, all of them will yet be brought present before Us.

  • Quran 50:36 · Qaafclose

    وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ

    And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?

  • Quran 32:26 · As-Sajdaclose

    أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    Has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them, [as] they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs; then do they not hear?

  • Quran 54:51 · Al-Qamarclose

    وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

    And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?

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.

  • Yaseen 36:313 shared roots

    أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كق-ب-ل

  • As-Sajda 32:264 shared roots

    أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كس-م-عق-ب-ل

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:1022 shared roots

    لَا يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَا وَهُمْ فِى مَا ٱشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَٰلِدُونَ

    ح-س-سس-م-ع

  • Yunus 10:133 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كق-ب-ل

  • Maryam 19:743 shared roots

    وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كق-ب-ل

  • Maryam 19:743 shared roots

    وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كق-ب-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 19:98?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 19:98 include Quran 36:31 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 6:6 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 36:32 (Surah Yaseen), and Quran 50:36 (Surah Qaaf). For example, 36:31 reads: “Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them - that they to them will not return?” 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 19:98 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 19:98 (Surah Maryam, Mary) reads: “And how many have We destroyed before them of generations? Do you perceive of them anyone or hear from them a sound?”

Which surah is verse 19:98 in?

Quran 19:98 is āyah 98 of Surah Maryam (Mary), chapter 19 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 98 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 19:98?

Tartīl presents Quran 19:98 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.