Surah Al-Ma'aarij · Ayah 36·Makkī

36

فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ ﴿٣٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],

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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 5 words

Rarest here: ه-ط-ع — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 24 letters · āyah 36 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 3:196 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ

    Be not deceived by the [uninhibited] movement of the disbelievers throughout the land.

  • Quran 26:3 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ

    Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

  • Quran 21:36 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَذْكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ

    And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who insults your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the…

  • Quran 52:42 · At-Turclose

    أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ

    Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.

  • Quran 40:50 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ تَكُ تَأْتِيكُمْ رُسُلُكُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَالُوا۟ فَٱدْعُوا۟ وَمَا دُعَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ

    They will say, "Did there not come to you your messengers with clear proofs?" They will say, "Yes." They will reply, "Then supplicate [yourselves], but the supplication of the…

  • Quran 11:19 · Hudclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ

    Who averted [people] from the way of Allah and sought to make it [seem] deviant while they, concerning the Hereafter, were disbelievers.

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-Qamar 54:82 shared roots

    مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ

    ه-ط-عك-ف-ر

  • Al-Maaida 5:1022 shared roots

    قَدْ سَأَلَهَا قَوْمٌ مِّن قَبْلِكُمْ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحُوا۟ بِهَا كَٰفِرِينَ

    ق-ب-لك-ف-ر

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:742 shared roots

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

    ق-ب-لك-ف-ر

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:902 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بَعْدَ إِيمَٰنِهِمْ ثُمَّ ٱزْدَادُوا۟ كُفْرًا لَّن تُقْبَلَ تَوْبَتُهُمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

    ق-ب-لك-ف-ر

  • Saba 34:532 shared roots

    وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ مِن قَبْلُ وَيَقْذِفُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    ق-ب-لك-ف-ر

  • An-Nisaa 4:1362 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ مِن قَبْلُ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا

    ق-ب-لك-ف-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 70:36?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 70:36 include Quran 3:196 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 26:3 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 21:36 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 52:42 (Surah At-Tur). For example, 3:196 reads: “Be not deceived by the [uninhibited] movement of the disbelievers throughout the land.” 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 70:36 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 70:36 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij, The Ascending Stairways) reads: “So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],”

Which surah is verse 70:36 in?

Quran 70:36 is āyah 36 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 70:36?

Tartīl presents Quran 70:36 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.