Surah Al-Ma'aarij · Ayah 17·Makkī

17

مَنْ ﴿١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Iẓhār1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 17 of 44

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 75:33 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ

    And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].

  • Quran 9:76 · At-Tawbaclose

    فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦ بَخِلُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

    But when he gave them from His bounty, they were stingy with it and turned away while they refused.

  • Quran 92:17 · Al-Lailclose

    وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

    But the righteous one will avoid it -

  • Quran 44:14 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ

    Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."

  • Quran 28:21 · Al-Qasasclose

    فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا خَآئِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    So he left it, fearful and anticipating [apprehension]. He said, "My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."

  • Quran 26:35 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

    He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"

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.

  • As-Saaffaat 37:902 shared roots

    فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ

    د-ب-رو-ل-ي

  • Ar-Room 30:523 shared roots

    فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

    د-ب-رد-ع-وو-ل-ي

  • An-Naml 27:803 shared roots

    إِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

    د-ب-رد-ع-وو-ل-ي

  • Al-Hashr 59:122 shared roots

    لَئِنْ أُخْرِجُوا۟ لَا يَخْرُجُونَ مَعَهُمْ وَلَئِن قُوتِلُوا۟ لَا يَنصُرُونَهُمْ وَلَئِن نَّصَرُوهُمْ لَيُوَلُّنَّ ٱلْأَدْبَٰرَ ثُمَّ لَا يُنصَرُونَ

    د-ب-رو-ل-ي

  • Al-Fath 48:222 shared roots

    وَلَوْ قَٰتَلَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوَلَّوُا۟ ٱلْأَدْبَٰرَ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا

    د-ب-رو-ل-ي

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:152 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ عَٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ لَا يُوَلُّونَ ٱلْأَدْبَٰرَ وَكَانَ عَهْدُ ٱللَّهِ مَسْـُٔولًا

    د-ب-رو-ل-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 70:17?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 70:17 include Quran 75:33 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 9:76 (Surah At-Tawba), Quran 92:17 (Surah Al-Lail), and Quran 44:14 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan). For example, 75:33 reads: “And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].” 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 70:17 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 70:17 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij, The Ascending Stairways) reads: “It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]”

Which surah is verse 70:17 in?

Quran 70:17 is āyah 17 of Surah Al-Ma'aarij (The Ascending Stairways), chapter 70 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 44 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 70:17?

Tartīl presents Quran 70:17 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.