Surah Ad-Dukhaan · Ayah 18·Makkī

18

أَنْ إِلَىَّ إِنِّى لَكُمْ ﴿١٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Saying], "Render to me the servants of Allah. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger,"

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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 9 words

Rarest here: أ-د-ي 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 12 points across 7 rule families

  • Iẓhār2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 31 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 18 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.

  • أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنَّنِى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ

    [Through a messenger, saying], "Do not worship except Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a warner and a bringer of good tidings,"

  • فَسَتَذْكُرُونَ مَآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَصِيرٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ

    And you will remember what I [now] say to you, and I entrust my affair to Allah. Indeed, Allah is Seeing of [His] servants."

  • فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

    So fear Allah and obey me.

  • قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ فَـَٔامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ٱلنَّبِىِّ ٱلْأُمِّىِّ ٱلَّذِى يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَٱتَّبِعُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him…

  • قَالَ إِنِّى عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ ءَاتَىٰنِىَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلَنِى نَبِيًّا

    [Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.

  • قُلْ هَٰذِهِۦ سَبِيلِىٓ أَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا۠ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَنِى وَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allah; and I am not of those who associate others with Him."

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.

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1322 shared roots

    إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    ع-ب-دأ-م-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1222 shared roots

    إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    ع-ب-دأ-م-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1112 shared roots

    إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    ع-ب-دأ-م-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:812 shared roots

    إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    ع-ب-دأ-م-ن

  • An-Nisaa 4:583 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا۟ ٱلْأَمَٰنَٰتِ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهَا وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَن تَحْكُمُوا۟ بِٱلْعَدْلِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا

    أ-د-يأ-م-نأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1782 shared roots

    إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

    ر-س-لأ-م-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 44:18?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 44:18 include Quran 11:2 (Surah Hud), Quran 40:44 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 26:144 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 7:158 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 11:2 reads: “[Through a messenger, saying], "Do not worship except Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a warner and a bringer of good tidings,"” 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 44:18 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 44:18 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, The Smoke) reads: “[Saying], "Render to me the servants of Allah. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger,"”

Which surah is verse 44:18 in?

Quran 44:18 is āyah 18 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 44:18?

Tartīl presents Quran 44:18 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.