Surah Al-An'aam · Ayah 72·Makkī

72

وَأَنْ وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِلَيْهِ ﴿٧٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And to establish prayer and fear Him." And it is He to whom you will be gathered.

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Tafsīr

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Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 8 words

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 38 letters · āyah 72 of 165

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.

  • مُنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    [Adhere to it], turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be of those who associate others with Allah

  • وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

    And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

  • وَمِنْ حَيْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُۥ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَيْكُمْ حُجَّةٌ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ فَلَا تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَٱخْشَوْنِى وَلِأُتِمَّ نِعْمَتِى عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    And from wherever you go out [for prayer], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] may be, turn your faces toward it in order that the people will…

  • وَٱلَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ وَيَخَافُونَ سُوٓءَ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    And those who join that which Allah has ordered to be joined and fear their Lord and are afraid of the evil of [their] account,

  • قُلْ أَمَرَ رَبِّى بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَٱدْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ كَمَا بَدَأَكُمْ تَعُودُونَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord has ordered justice and that you maintain yourselves [in worship of Him] at every place [or time] of prostration, and invoke Him, sincere to Him in…

  • وَأَنذِرْ بِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَن يُحْشَرُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ لَيْسَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ وَلِىٌّ وَلَا شَفِيعٌ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

    And warn by the Qur'an those who fear that they will be gathered before their Lord - for them besides Him will be no protector and no intercessor - that they might become…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 6:72?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 6:72 include Quran 30:31 (Surah Ar-Room), Quran 79:19 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 2:150 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 13:21 (Surah Ar-Ra'd). For example, 30:31 reads: “[Adhere to it], turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be of those who associate others with Allah” 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 6:72 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 6:72 (Surah Al-An'aam, The Cattle) reads: “And to establish prayer and fear Him." And it is He to whom you will be gathered.”

Which surah is verse 6:72 in?

Quran 6:72 is āyah 72 of Surah Al-An'aam (The Cattle), chapter 6 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 165 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 6:72?

Tartīl presents Quran 6:72 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.