Surah Al-A'laa · Ayah 15·Makkī

15

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Translation

Saheeh International

And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

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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 4 words

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 15 of 19

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.

  • فَأَمَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَعَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُفْلِحِينَ

    But as for one who had repented, believed, and done righteousness, it is promised by Allah that he will be among the successful.

  • وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

    And he is going to be satisfied.

  • وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْحَىِّ ٱلَّذِى لَا يَمُوتُ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَكَفَىٰ بِهِۦ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًا

    And rely upon the Ever-Living who does not die, and exalt [Allah] with His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the sins of His servants, Acquainted -

  • فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

    To him you give attention.

  • يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَ إِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِيلًا

    O Prophet, say to your wives, "If you should desire the worldly life and its adornment, then come, I will provide for you and give you a gracious release.

  • فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

    Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.

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 20:142 shared roots

    إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ

    ص-ل-وذ-ك-ر

  • Al-Baqara 2:1572 shared roots

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَٰتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ

    ص-ل-ور-ب-ب

  • Al-An'aam 6:1182 shared roots

    فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِن كُنتُم بِـَٔايَٰتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ

    ذ-ك-رس-م-و

  • Maryam 19:22 shared roots

    ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُۥ زَكَرِيَّآ

    ذ-ك-رر-ب-ب

  • Ibrahim 14:402 shared roots

    رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْنِى مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَآءِ

    ص-ل-ور-ب-ب

  • Al-Muzzammil 73:83 shared roots

    وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا

    ذ-ك-رس-م-ور-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 87:15?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 87:15 include Quran 28:67 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 92:21 (Surah Al-Lail), Quran 25:58 (Surah Al-Furqaan), and Quran 80:6 (Surah Abasa). For example, 28:67 reads: “But as for one who had repented, believed, and done righteousness, it is promised by Allah that he will be among the successful.” 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 87:15 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 87:15 (Surah Al-A'laa, The Most High) reads: “And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.”

Which surah is verse 87:15 in?

Quran 87:15 is āyah 15 of Surah Al-A'laa (The Most High), chapter 87 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 19 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 87:15?

Tartīl presents Quran 87:15 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.