Surah Saad · Ayah 13·Makkī

13

وَثَمُودُ لُوطٍ لْـَٔيْكَةِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ﴿١٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And [the tribe of] Thamud and the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket. Those are the companies.

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 7 words

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 34 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 13 of 88

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

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    And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud and the companions of the well and many generations between them.

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    And We appointed for them companions who made attractive to them what was before them and what was behind them [of sin], and the word has come into effect upon them among nations…

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    إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Except the family of Lot; indeed, we will save them all

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 38:13?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 38:13 include Quran 89:10 (Surah Al-Fajr), Quran 25:38 (Surah Al-Furqaan), Quran 56:12 (Surah Al-Waaqia), and Quran 37:1 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 89:10 reads: “And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -” 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 38:13 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 38:13 (Surah Saad, The letter Saad) reads: “And [the tribe of] Thamud and the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket. Those are the companies.”

Which surah is verse 38:13 in?

Quran 38:13 is āyah 13 of Surah Saad (The letter Saad), chapter 38 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 38:13?

Tartīl presents Quran 38:13 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.