Surah Qaaf · Ayah 31·Makkī

31

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Translation

Saheeh International

And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 5 words

Rarest here: ز-ل-ف — 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 25 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 31 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 26:91 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ

    And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,

  • Quran 81:14 · At-Takwirvery close

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

    A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

  • Quran 38:50 · Saadvery close

    جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ

    Gardens of perpetual residence, whose doors will be opened to them.

  • Quran 39:73 · Az-Zumarclose

    وَسِيقَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَٰبُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَٱدْخُلُوهَا خَٰلِدِينَ

    But those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups until, when they reach it while its gates have been opened and its keepers say, "Peace be upon you; you have…

  • Quran 3:133 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

    And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous

  • Quran 54:55 · Al-Qamarclose

    فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ

    In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:903 shared roots

    وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

    ز-ل-فج-ن-نو-ق-ي

  • At-Takwir 81:132 shared roots

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

    ز-ل-فج-ن-ن

  • Al-Muminoon 23:322 shared roots

    فَأَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    غ-ي-رو-ق-ي

  • At-Tur 52:172 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ

    ج-ن-نو-ق-ي

  • Al-Qamar 54:542 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَنَهَرٍ

    ج-ن-نو-ق-ي

  • Al-Muminoon 23:232 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    غ-ي-رو-ق-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 50:31?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 50:31 include Quran 26:91 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 81:14 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 38:50 (Surah Saad), and Quran 39:73 (Surah Az-Zumar). For example, 26:91 reads: “And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,” 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 50:31 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 50:31 (Surah Qaaf, The letter Qaaf) reads: “And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,”

Which surah is verse 50:31 in?

Quran 50:31 is āyah 31 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 50:31?

Tartīl presents Quran 50:31 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.