Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 60·Makkī

60

إِلَّا إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ﴿٦٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Except his wife." Allah decreed that she is of those who remain behind.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

هلاکت همسر لوط(ع)

همسر لوط همدست کافران و دشمن داخلی حضرت لوط(ع) بود. او با کافران قرار گذاشته بود که اگر کسی مخفیانه نزد پیامبر آمد بر بام خانه آتش روشن کند و آنها را باخبر سازد. به همین دلیل مقرر شد که از هلاک‌شوندگان باشد.٩

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 · 3 roots in 3 of 6 words

Rarest here: غ-ب-ر — 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 9 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

6 words · 28 letters · āyah 60 of 99

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 27:57 · An-Namlclose

    فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَٰهَا مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We destined her to be of those who remained behind.

  • Quran 29:32 · Al-Ankabootclose

    قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لُوطًا قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِيهَا لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    [Abraham] said, "Indeed, within it is Lot." They said, "We are more knowing of who is within it. We will surely save him and his family, except his wife. She is to be of those who…

  • Quran 37:136 · As-Saaffaatclose

    ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

    Then We destroyed the others.

  • Quran 70:30 · Al-Ma'aarijrelated

    إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

    Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -

  • Quran 2:230 · Al-Baqararelated

    فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدُ حَتَّىٰ تَنكِحَ زَوْجًا غَيْرَهُۥ فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَآ أَن يَتَرَاجَعَآ إِن ظَنَّآ أَن يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ يُبَيِّنُهَا لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

    And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him. And if the latter husband divorces her…

  • Quran 80:36 · Abasarelated

    وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

    And his wife and his children,

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-Naml 27:573 shared roots

    فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَٰهَا مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    غ-ب-رم-ر-أق-د-ر

  • Al-A'raaf 7:832 shared roots

    فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    غ-ب-رم-ر-أ

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:322 shared roots

    قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لُوطًا قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِيهَا لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    غ-ب-رم-ر-أ

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:332 shared roots

    وَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    غ-ب-رم-ر-أ

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:60?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:60 include Quran 27:57 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 29:32 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 37:136 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 70:30 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij). For example, 27:57 reads: “So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We destined her to be of those who remained behind.” 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 15:60 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:60 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “Except his wife." Allah decreed that she is of those who remain behind.”

Which surah is verse 15:60 in?

Quran 15:60 is āyah 60 of Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), chapter 15 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 99 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 15:60?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 15:60 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 15:60?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:60 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.