Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 61·Makkī

61

بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ لَعَلَّهُمْ ﴿٦١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 8 words

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 35 letters · āyah 61 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 4:41 · An-Nisaaclose

    فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍۭ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شَهِيدًا

    So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and we bring you, [O Muhammad] against these [people] as a witness?

  • Quran 6:30 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ وُقِفُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ هَٰذَا بِٱلْحَقِّ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّنَا قَالَ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ

    If you could but see when they will be made to stand before their Lord. He will say, "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will [then] say, "So taste the…

  • Quran 37:127 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

    And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment],

  • Quran 54:38 · Al-Qamarclose

    وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

    And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

  • Quran 75:14 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ

    Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,

  • Quran 51:14 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

    [And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."

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.

  • Az-Zalzala 99:32 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا

    أ-ن-سق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1163 shared roots

    قَالَ أَلْقُوا۟ فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ سَحَرُوٓا۟ أَعْيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ

    ع-ي-نأ-ن-سق-و-ل

  • Hud 11:1032 shared roots

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّمَنْ خَافَ عَذَابَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّجْمُوعٌ لَّهُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَّشْهُودٌ

    ش-ه-دأ-ن-س

  • Al-Mulk 67:303 shared roots

    قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَآؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم بِمَآءٍ مَّعِينٍۭ

    ع-ي-نأ-ت-يق-و-ل

  • Al-Maaida 5:833 shared roots

    وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ تَرَىٰٓ أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ ٱلدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ

    ع-ي-نش-ه-دق-و-ل

  • An-Noor 24:132 shared roots

    لَّوْلَا جَآءُو عَلَيْهِ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَ فَإِذْ لَمْ يَأْتُوا۟ بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلْكَٰذِبُونَ

    ش-ه-دأ-ت-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:61?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:61 include Quran 4:41 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 6:30 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 37:127 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 54:38 (Surah Al-Qamar). For example, 4:41 reads: “So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and we bring you, [O Muhammad] against these [people] as a witness?” 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 21:61 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:61 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."”

Which surah is verse 21:61 in?

Quran 21:61 is āyah 61 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 21:61?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:61 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.