Surah Adh-Dhaariyat · Ayah 52·Makkī

52

كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن مِّن إِلَّا أَوْ ﴿٥٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or 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 · 6 roots in 6 of 13 words

Recitation · 19 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Qalqalah2
  • Idghām shafawī1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

13 words · 46 letters · āyah 52 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 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 26:27 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ

    [Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."

  • Quran 69:43 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

  • Quran 21:5 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَٰثُ أَحْلَٰمٍۭ بَلِ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِـَٔايَةٍ كَمَآ أُرْسِلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

    But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers]…

  • Quran 38:4 · Saadclose

    وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا سَٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ

    And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician and a liar.

  • Quran 21:7 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

    And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message if you do not know.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 51:52?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 51:52 include Quran 51:39 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 26:27 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 69:43 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), and Quran 21:5 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa). 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 51:52 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 51:52 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, The Winnowing Winds) reads: “Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."”

Which surah is verse 51:52 in?

Quran 51:52 is āyah 52 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 51:52?

Tartīl presents Quran 51:52 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.