Surah Adh-Dhaariyat · Ayah 31·Makkī

31

فَمَا ﴿٣١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

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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 5 words

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 23 letters · āyah 31 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 15:58 · Al-Hijrvery close

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ

    They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,

  • Quran 29:30 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرْنِى عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    He said, "My Lord, support me against the corrupting people."

  • Quran 2:129 · Al-Baqaravery close

    رَبَّنَا وَٱبْعَثْ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, You are the Exalted in…

  • Quran 36:16 · Yaseenvery close

    قَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا يَعْلَمُ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمُرْسَلُونَ

    They said, "Our Lord knows that we are messengers to you,

  • Quran 21:62 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    قَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ

    They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"

  • Quran 26:26 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    [Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

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.

  • Al-Hijr 15:574 shared roots

    قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    خ-ط-بر-س-لأ-ي-يق-و-ل

  • Taa-Haa 20:952 shared roots

    قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكَ يَٰسَٰمِرِىُّ

    خ-ط-بق-و-ل

  • Al-Furqaan 25:632 shared roots

    وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا

    خ-ط-بق-و-ل

  • Saad 38:232 shared roots

    إِنَّ هَٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

    خ-ط-بق-و-ل

  • Yusuf 12:512 shared roots

    قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ إِذْ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ قُلْنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِن سُوٓءٍ قَالَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْـَٰٔنَ حَصْحَصَ ٱلْحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    خ-ط-بق-و-ل

  • Yaseen 36:162 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا يَعْلَمُ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمُرْسَلُونَ

    ر-س-لق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 51:31?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 51:31 include Quran 15:58 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 29:30 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 2:129 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 36:16 (Surah Yaseen). For example, 15:58 reads: “They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,” 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 51:31 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 51:31 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, The Winnowing Winds) reads: “[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"”

Which surah is verse 51:31 in?

Quran 51:31 is āyah 31 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 51:31?

Tartīl presents Quran 51:31 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.