Surah Ad-Dukhaan · Ayah 14·Makkī

14

ثُمَّ عَنْهُ ﴿١٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Iẓhār2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 25 letters · āyah 14 of 59

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 51:39 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

    But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."

  • Quran 79:22 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

    Then he turned his back, striving.

  • Quran 70:18 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ

    And collected [wealth] and hoarded.

  • Quran 68:51 · Al-Qalamclose

    وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ

    And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."

  • Quran 7:79 · Al-A'raafclose

    فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُحِبُّونَ ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ

    And he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the message of my Lord and advised you, but you do not like advisors."

  • Quran 54:37 · Al-Qamarclose

    وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

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 26:272 shared roots

    قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ

    ج-ن-نق-و-ل

  • Yaseen 36:263 shared roots

    قِيلَ ٱدْخُلِ ٱلْجَنَّةَ قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ قَوْمِى يَعْلَمُونَ

    ج-ن-نع-ل-مق-و-ل

  • Saba 34:413 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِن دُونِهِم بَلْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ ٱلْجِنَّ أَكْثَرُهُم بِهِم مُّؤْمِنُونَ

    ج-ن-نو-ل-يق-و-ل

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:393 shared roots

    فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

    ج-ن-نو-ل-يق-و-ل

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:632 shared roots

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    و-ل-يع-ل-م

  • Maryam 19:702 shared roots

    ثُمَّ لَنَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِهَا صِلِيًّا

    و-ل-يع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 44:14?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 44:14 include Quran 51:39 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 79:22 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 70:18 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), and Quran 68:51 (Surah Al-Qalam). For example, 51:39 reads: “But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."” 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 44:14 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 44:14 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, The Smoke) reads: “Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."”

Which surah is verse 44:14 in?

Quran 44:14 is āyah 14 of Surah Ad-Dukhaan (The Smoke), chapter 44 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 59 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 44:14?

Tartīl presents Quran 44:14 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.