Surah Adh-Dhaariyat · Ayah 28·Makkī

28

مِنْهُمْ لَا ﴿٢٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

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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 · 6 roots in 7 of 9 words

Rarest here: و-ج-س — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 12 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 37 letters · āyah 28 of 60

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 15:53 · Al-Hijrvery close

    قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ

    [The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."

  • Quran 11:70 · Hudclose

    فَلَمَّا رَءَآ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ

    But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot."

  • Quran 15:52 · Al-Hijrclose

    إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمْ وَجِلُونَ

    When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you."

  • Quran 26:124 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

  • Quran 20:67 · Taa-Haaclose

    فَأَوْجَسَ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ خِيفَةً مُّوسَىٰ

    And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.

  • Quran 18:80 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَأَمَّا ٱلْغُلَٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَٰنًا وَكُفْرًا

    And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.

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.

  • Taa-Haa 20:672 shared roots

    فَأَوْجَسَ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ خِيفَةً مُّوسَىٰ

    و-ج-سخ-و-ف

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1012 shared roots

    فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٍ

    غ-ل-مب-ش-ر

  • Al-Hijr 15:534 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ

    غ-ل-مب-ش-رع-ل-مق-و-ل

  • Hud 11:703 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا رَءَآ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ

    و-ج-سخ-و-فق-و-ل

  • Maryam 19:203 shared roots

    قَالَتْ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا

    غ-ل-مب-ش-رق-و-ل

  • Maryam 19:72 shared roots

    يَٰزَكَرِيَّآ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ ٱسْمُهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا

    غ-ل-مب-ش-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 51:28?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 51:28 include Quran 15:53 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 11:70 (Surah Hud), Quran 15:52 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 26:124 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 15:53 reads: “[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."” 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 51:28 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 51:28 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, The Winnowing Winds) reads: “And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.”

Which surah is verse 51:28 in?

Quran 51:28 is āyah 28 of Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds), chapter 51 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 60 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 51:28?

Tartīl presents Quran 51:28 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.