Surah Al-Furqaan · Ayah 61·Makkī

61

ٱلَّذِى فِى فِيهَا ﴿٦١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.

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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 · 7 roots in 8 of 11 words

Rarest here: س-ر-ج — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 19 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Heavy rāʾ5
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 47 letters · āyah 61 of 77

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 52:49 · At-Turclose

    وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ

    And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.

  • Quran 6:96 · Al-An'aamclose

    فَالِقُ ٱلْإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ ٱلَّيْلَ سَكَنًا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

    [He is] the cleaver of daybreak and has made the night for rest and the sun and moon for calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

  • Quran 55:6 · Ar-Rahmaanclose

    وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

    And the stars and trees prostrate.

  • Quran 71:16 · Noohclose

    وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا

    And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?

  • Quran 15:16 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

    And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.

  • Quran 6:97 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلنُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهَا فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

    And it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 25:61?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 25:61 include Quran 52:49 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 6:96 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 55:6 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan), and Quran 71:16 (Surah Nooh). For example, 52:49 reads: “And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.” 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 25:61 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 25:61 (Surah Al-Furqaan, The Criterion) reads: “Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.”

Which surah is verse 25:61 in?

Quran 25:61 is āyah 61 of Surah Al-Furqaan (The Criterion), chapter 25 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 77 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 25:61?

Tartīl presents Quran 25:61 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.