Surah Al-Ghaashiya · Ayah 1·Makkī

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هَلْ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 1 of 26

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 70:44 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

    Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.

  • Quran 75:25 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ

    Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.

  • Quran 75:23 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

    Looking at their Lord.

  • Quran 38:21 · Saadclose

    وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلْمِحْرَابَ

    And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber -

  • Quran 50:22 · Qaafclose

    لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ

    [It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."

  • Quran 77:39 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ

    So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 88:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 88:1 include Quran 70:44 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), Quran 75:25 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 75:23 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), and Quran 38:21 (Surah Saad). For example, 70:44 reads: “Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.” 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 88:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 88:1 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya, The Overwhelming) reads: “Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?”

Which surah is verse 88:1 in?

Quran 88:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Ghaashiya (The Overwhelming), chapter 88 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 26 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 88:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 88:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.