Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 99·Makkī

99

حَتَّىٰ ﴿٩٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

چرا از مرگ به یقین تعبیر شده است؟

معروف و مشهور در میان مفسران این است که منظور از یقین در این آیه همان مرگ است و به این جهتء مرگه یقین نامیده شده که یک امر مسلم است و انسان در هر چیز شک کند.ء در مرگ نمی‌تواند تردید کند و به آن یقین دارد؛ یا این که به هنگام مرگ» پرده‌ها کنار می‌رود و حقایق در برابر چشم انسان آشکار می‌شود و حالت یقین برای او پیدا می‌گردد.

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 · 4 roots in 4 of 5 words

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

5 words · 22 letters · āyah 99 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 52:48 · At-Turvery close

    وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

    And be patient, [O Muhammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes. And exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord when you arise.

  • Quran 22:77 · Al-Hajjvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ وَٱفْعَلُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

    O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed.

  • Quran 7:206 · Al-A'raafvery close

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُۥ وَلَهُۥ يَسْجُدُونَ

    Indeed, those who are near your Lord are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate.

  • Quran 2:128 · Al-Baqaravery close

    رَبَّنَا وَٱجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You…

  • Quran 40:7 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ رَّحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا فَٱغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    Those [angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], "Our…

  • Quran 76:25 · Al-Insaanvery close

    وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا

    And mention the name of your Lord [in prayer] morning and evening

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-Muddaththir 74:472 shared roots

    حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ

    ي-ق-نأ-ت-ي

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:72 shared roots

    رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

    ي-ق-نر-ب-ب

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:242 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

    ي-ق-نر-ب-ب

  • Luqman 31:42 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

    ي-ق-نأ-ت-ي

  • An-Naml 27:32 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

    ي-ق-نأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:1182 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا ٱللَّهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ تَشَٰبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ

    ي-ق-نأ-ت-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:99?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:99 include Quran 52:48 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 22:77 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 7:206 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 2:128 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 52:48 reads: “And be patient, [O Muhammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes. And exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord when you arise.” 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 15:99 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:99 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).”

Which surah is verse 15:99 in?

Quran 15:99 is āyah 99 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 15:99?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 15:99 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 15:99?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:99 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.