Surah Ad-Dukhaan · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

لَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.

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Tafsīr

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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 · 6 roots in 7 of 10 words

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 39 letters · āyah 8 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 6:102 · Al-An'aamvery close

    ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَكِيلٌ

    That is Allah, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.

  • Quran 28:88 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُۥ لَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And do not invoke with Allah another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Quran 3:6 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُصَوِّرُكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْحَامِ كَيْفَ يَشَآءُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    It is He who forms you in the wombs however He wills. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  • Quran 10:56 · Yunusclose

    هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

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

  • Quran 19:93 · Maryamclose

    إِن كُلُّ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّآ ءَاتِى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَبْدًا

    There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.

  • Quran 57:2 · Al-Hadidclose

    لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 44:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 44:8 include Quran 6:102 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 28:88 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 3:6 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), and Quran 10:56 (Surah Yunus). For example, 6:102 reads: “That is Allah, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.” 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 44:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 44:8 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, The Smoke) reads: “There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.”

Which surah is verse 44:8 in?

Quran 44:8 is āyah 8 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 44:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 44:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.