Surah Abasa · Ayah 21·Makkī

21

ثُمَّ ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Rarest here: ق-ب-ر — 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 4 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 13 letters · āyah 21 of 42

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 10:56 · Yunusvery close

    هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned

  • Quran 23:99 · Al-Muminoonclose

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱرْجِعُونِ

    [For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back

  • Quran 30:19 · Ar-Roomclose

    يُخْرِجُ ٱلْحَىَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَيِّتَ مِنَ ٱلْحَىِّ وَيُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ

    He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. And thus will you be brought out.

  • Quran 7:25 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ

    He said, "Therein you will live, and therein you will die, and from it you will be brought forth."

  • Quran 19:66 · Maryamclose

    وَيَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَءِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيًّا

    And the disbeliever says, "When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?"

  • Quran 25:69 · Al-Furqaanclose

    يُضَٰعَفْ لَهُ ٱلْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِۦ مُهَانًا

    Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated -

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.

  • Faatir 35:222 shared roots

    وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَحْيَآءُ وَلَا ٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ

    ق-ب-رم-و-ت

  • At-Tawba 9:842 shared roots

    وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَىٰٓ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُم مَّاتَ أَبَدًا وَلَا تَقُمْ عَلَىٰ قَبْرِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَمَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ

    ق-ب-رم-و-ت

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 80:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 80:21 include Quran 10:56 (Surah Yunus), Quran 23:99 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 30:19 (Surah Ar-Room), and Quran 7:25 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 10:56 reads: “He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned” 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 80:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 80:21 (Surah Abasa, He frowned) reads: “Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.”

Which surah is verse 80:21 in?

Quran 80:21 is āyah 21 of Surah Abasa (He frowned), chapter 80 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 42 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 80:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 80:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.