Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 76·Makkī

76

جَهَنَّمَ فِيهَا ﴿٧٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."

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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 8 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 40 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 76 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 39:72 · Az-Zumarvery close

    قِيلَ ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

    [To them] it will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."

  • Quran 78:22 · An-Nabaclose

    لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا

    For the transgressors, a place of return,

  • Quran 67:6 · Al-Mulkclose

    وَلِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination.

  • Quran 15:43 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمَوْعِدُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all.

  • Quran 38:56 · Saadclose

    جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the resting place.

  • Quran 3:197 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    مَتَٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

    [It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

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.

  • An-Nahl 16:295 shared roots

    فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

    ث-و-يب-و-بب-أ-سخ-ل-دد-خ-ل

  • Az-Zumar 39:725 shared roots

    قِيلَ ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

    ث-و-يب-و-بب-أ-سخ-ل-دد-خ-ل

  • Qaaf 50:342 shared roots

    ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُلُودِ

    خ-ل-دد-خ-ل

  • Az-Zumar 39:602 shared roots

    وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ تَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وُجُوهُهُم مُّسْوَدَّةٌ أَلَيْسَ فِى جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

    ث-و-يك-ب-ر

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:232 shared roots

    جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَأَزْوَٰجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمْ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن كُلِّ بَابٍ

    ب-و-بد-خ-ل

  • Az-Zumar 39:733 shared roots

    وَسِيقَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَٰبُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَٱدْخُلُوهَا خَٰلِدِينَ

    ب-و-بخ-ل-دد-خ-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:76?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:76 include Quran 39:72 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 78:22 (Surah An-Naba), Quran 67:6 (Surah Al-Mulk), and Quran 15:43 (Surah Al-Hijr). For example, 39:72 reads: “[To them] it will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."” 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 40:76 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:76 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."”

Which surah is verse 40:76 in?

Quran 40:76 is āyah 76 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 40:76?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:76 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.