Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 59·Makkī

59

مَن هَٰذَا إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ﴿٥٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."

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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 8 words

Recitation · 10 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 34 letters · āyah 59 of 112

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 68:30 · Al-Qalamvery close

    فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ

    Then they approached one another, blaming each other.

  • Quran 44:22 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ

    And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people.

  • Quran 21:46 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    And if [as much as] a whiff of the punishment of your Lord should touch them, they would surely say, "O woe to us! Indeed, we have been wrongdoers."

  • Quran 21:29 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّىٓ إِلَٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him"- that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.

  • Quran 23:40 · Al-Muminoonclose

    قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ لَّيُصْبِحُنَّ نَٰدِمِينَ

    [Allah] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."

  • Quran 26:188 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:59?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:59 include Quran 68:30 (Surah Al-Qalam), Quran 44:22 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 21:46 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 21:29 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa). For example, 68:30 reads: “Then they approached one another, blaming each other.” 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 21:59 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:59 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."”

Which surah is verse 21:59 in?

Quran 21:59 is āyah 59 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:59?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:59 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.