Surah Al-Ahqaf · Ayah 27·Makkī

27

وَلَقَدْ مَا مِّنَ لَعَلَّهُمْ ﴿٢٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We have already destroyed what surrounds you of [those] cities, and We have diversified the signs [or verses] that perhaps they might return [from disbelief].

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

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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 6 of 10 words

Recitation · 15 points across 6 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Idghām shafawī2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

10 words · 47 letters · āyah 27 of 35

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 25:36 · Al-Furqaanclose

    فَقُلْنَا ٱذْهَبَآ إِلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَدَمَّرْنَٰهُمْ تَدْمِيرًا

    And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction.

  • Quran 37:137 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ

    And indeed, you pass by them in the morning

  • Quran 54:51 · Al-Qamarclose

    وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

    And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?

  • Quran 28:58 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍۭ بَطِرَتْ مَعِيشَتَهَا فَتِلْكَ مَسَٰكِنُهُمْ لَمْ تُسْكَن مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا وَكُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

    And how many a city have We destroyed that was insolent in its [way of] living, and those are their dwellings which have not been inhabited after them except briefly. And it is We…

  • Quran 44:15 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ

    Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little. Indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief].

  • Quran 18:59 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَتِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا

    And those cities - We destroyed them when they wronged, and We made for their destruction an appointed time.

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-Anbiyaa 21:953 shared roots

    وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    ق-ر-يه-ل-كر-ج-ع

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:62 shared roots

    مَآ ءَامَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ق-ر-يه-ل-ك

  • Al-Hijr 15:42 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

    ق-ر-يه-ل-ك

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2082 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ

    ق-ر-يه-ل-ك

  • Al-Kahf 18:592 shared roots

    وَتِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا

    ق-ر-يه-ل-ك

  • Hud 11:1172 shared roots

    وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ لِيُهْلِكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ بِظُلْمٍ وَأَهْلُهَا مُصْلِحُونَ

    ق-ر-يه-ل-ك

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 46:27?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 46:27 include Quran 25:36 (Surah Al-Furqaan), Quran 37:137 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 54:51 (Surah Al-Qamar), and Quran 28:58 (Surah Al-Qasas). For example, 25:36 reads: “And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction.” 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 46:27 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 46:27 (Surah Al-Ahqaf, The Dunes) reads: “And We have already destroyed what surrounds you of [those] cities, and We have diversified the signs [or verses] that perhaps they might return [from disbelief].”

Which surah is verse 46:27 in?

Quran 46:27 is āyah 27 of Surah Al-Ahqaf (The Dunes), chapter 46 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 35 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 46:27?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 46:27 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 46:27?

Tartīl presents Quran 46:27 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.