Surah Al-Anfaal · Ayah 35·Madanī

35

وَمَا إِلَّا بِمَا ﴿٣٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping. So taste the punishment for what you disbelieved.

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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 · 9 roots in 10 of 13 words

Rarest here: م-ك-و — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 18 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

13 words · 58 letters · āyah 35 of 75

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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    And when you are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms. And when they have prostrated, let them be [in…

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 8:35?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 8:35 include Quran 107:5 (Surah Al-Maa'un), Quran 77:49 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 4:102 (Surah An-Nisaa), and Quran 29:54 (Surah Al-Ankaboot). For example, 107:5 reads: “[But] who are heedless of their prayer -” 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 8:35 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 8:35 (Surah Al-Anfaal, The Spoils of War) reads: “And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping. So taste the punishment for what you disbelieved.”

Which surah is verse 8:35 in?

Quran 8:35 is āyah 35 of Surah Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War), chapter 8 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 75 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 8:35?

Tartīl presents Quran 8:35 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.