Surah Qaaf · Ayah 11·Makkī

11

بِهِۦ كَذَٰلِكَ ﴿١١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the resurrection.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 8 words

Recitation · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Light rāʾ2
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 37 letters · āyah 11 of 45

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 25:49 · Al-Furqaanclose

    لِّنُحْـِۧىَ بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا وَنُسْقِيَهُۥ مِمَّا خَلَقْنَآ أَنْعَٰمًا وَأَنَاسِىَّ كَثِيرًا

    That We may bring to life thereby a dead land and give it as drink to those We created of numerous livestock and men.

  • Quran 43:11 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ

    And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -

  • Quran 35:9 · Faatirclose

    وَٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابًا فَسُقْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ بَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ فَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلنُّشُورُ

    And it is Allah who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds, and We drive them to a dead land and give life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Thus is the resurrection.

  • Quran 36:33 · Yaseenclose

    وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَٰهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ

    And a sign for them is the dead earth. We have brought it to life and brought forth from it grain, and from it they eat.

  • Quran 21:105 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِى ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلذِّكْرِ أَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِىَ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ

    And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants.

  • Quran 37:16 · As-Saaffaatclose

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

    When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 50:11?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 50:11 include Quran 25:49 (Surah Al-Furqaan), Quran 43:11 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 35:9 (Surah Faatir), and Quran 36:33 (Surah Yaseen). For example, 25:49 reads: “That We may bring to life thereby a dead land and give it as drink to those We created of numerous livestock and men.” 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 50:11 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 50:11 (Surah Qaaf, The letter Qaaf) reads: “As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the resurrection.”

Which surah is verse 50:11 in?

Quran 50:11 is āyah 11 of Surah Qaaf (The letter Qaaf), chapter 50 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 45 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 50:11?

Tartīl presents Quran 50:11 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.