Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 84·Makkī

84

فَلَمَّا بِمَا بِهِۦ ﴿٨٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when they saw Our punishment, they said," We believe in Allah alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with Him."

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Tafsīr

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Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 9 roots in 9 of 12 words

Recitation · 17 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 52 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 84 of 85

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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.

  • مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قَالُوا۟ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنَّا بَل لَّمْ نَكُن نَّدْعُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ شَيْـًٔا كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    Other than Allah?" They will say, "They have departed from us; rather, we did not used to invoke previously anything." Thus does Allah put astray the disbelievers.

  • وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ لَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَتَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُوا۟ مِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ يُرِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ حَسَرَٰتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَا هُم بِخَٰرِجِينَ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

    Those who followed will say, "If only we had another turn [at worldly life] so we could disassociate ourselves from them as they have disassociated themselves from us." Thus will…

  • فَقَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    So they said, "Upon Allah do we rely. Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the wrongdoing people

  • فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ

    Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

  • وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ كِتَٰبٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مَّا عَرَفُوا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَلَعْنَةُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    And when there came to them a Book from Allah confirming that which was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved - but [then] when…

  • ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّهُۥٓ إِذَا دُعِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ كَفَرْتُمْ وَإِن يُشْرَكْ بِهِۦ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ فَٱلْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْعَلِىِّ ٱلْكَبِيرِ

    [They will be told], "That is because, when Allah was called upon alone, you disbelieved; but if others were associated with Him, you believed. So the judgement is with Allah, the…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:84?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:84 include Quran 40:74 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 2:167 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 10:85 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 88:24 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya). For example, 40:74 reads: “Other than Allah?" They will say, "They have departed from us; rather, we did not used to invoke previously anything." Thus does Allah put astray the disbelievers.” 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 40:84 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:84 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “And when they saw Our punishment, they said," We believe in Allah alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with Him."”

Which surah is verse 40:84 in?

Quran 40:84 is āyah 84 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 40:84?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:84 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.