Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 59·Makkī

59

إِنَّ لَّا فِيهَا وَلَٰكِنَّ لَا ﴿٥٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - but most of the people do not believe.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 11 words

Recitation · 17 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah3
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 44 letters · āyah 59 of 85

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 42:18 · Ash-Shuraclose

    يَسْتَعْجِلُ بِهَا ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهَا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مُشْفِقُونَ مِنْهَا وَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهَا ٱلْحَقُّ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُمَارُونَ فِى ٱلسَّاعَةِ لَفِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    Those who do not believe in it are impatient for it, but those who believe are fearful of it and know that it is the truth. Unquestionably, those who dispute concerning the Hour…

  • Quran 22:55 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَلَا يَزَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى مِرْيَةٍ مِّنْهُ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَقِيمٍ

    But those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt of it until the Hour comes upon them unexpectedly or there comes to them the punishment of a barren Day.

  • Quran 43:66 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

    Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?

  • Quran 37:170 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know.

  • Quran 30:14 · Ar-Roomclose

    وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَفَرَّقُونَ

    And the Day the Hour appears - that Day they will become separated.

  • Quran 18:36 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًا

    And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return."

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.

  • Al-Hajj 22:73 shared roots

    وَأَنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهَا وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْعَثُ مَن فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ

    ر-ي-بس-و-عأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Jaathiya 45:263 shared roots

    قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    ر-ي-بك-ث-رأ-ن-س

  • Al-Jaathiya 45:322 shared roots

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا قُلْتُم مَّا نَدْرِى مَا ٱلسَّاعَةُ إِن نَّظُنُّ إِلَّا ظَنًّا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُسْتَيْقِنِينَ

    ر-ي-بس-و-ع

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:92 shared roots

    رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ ٱلنَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ

    ر-ي-بأ-ن-س

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1902 shared roots

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    ك-ث-رأ-م-ن

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1742 shared roots

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    ك-ث-رأ-م-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:59?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:59 include Quran 42:18 (Surah Ash-Shura), Quran 22:55 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 43:66 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 37:170 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 42:18 reads: “Those who do not believe in it are impatient for it, but those who believe are fearful of it and know that it is the truth. Unquestionably, those who dispute concerning the Hour…” 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 40:59 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:59 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “Indeed, the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - but most of the people do not believe.”

Which surah is verse 40:59 in?

Quran 40:59 is āyah 59 of Surah Al-Ghaafir (The Forgiver), chapter 40 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 85 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 40:59?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:59 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.