Surah Al-Muddaththir · Ayah 27·Makkī

27

وَمَآ مَا سَقَرُ﴿٢٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And what can make you know what is Saqar?

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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 · 1 root in 1 of 4 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 13 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 27 of 56

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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 104:5 · Al-Humazavery close

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ

    And what can make you know what is the Crusher?

  • Quran 101:10 · Al-Qaari'aclose

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

    And what can make you know what that is?

  • Quran 37:55 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِى سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.

  • Quran 38:77 · Saadclose

    قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ

    [Allah] said, "Then get out of Paradise, for indeed, you are expelled.

  • Quran 39:19 · Az-Zumarclose

    أَفَمَنْ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ أَفَأَنتَ تُنقِذُ مَن فِى ٱلنَّارِ

    Then, is one who has deserved the decree of punishment [to be guided]? Then, can you save one who is in the Fire?

  • Quran 7:38 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ فِى ٱلنَّارِ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ٱدَّارَكُوا۟ فِيهَا جَمِيعًا قَالَتْ أُخْرَىٰهُمْ لِأُولَىٰهُمْ رَبَّنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَضَلُّونَا فَـَٔاتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَعْلَمُونَ

    [Allah] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 74:27?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 74:27 include Quran 104:5 (Surah Al-Humaza), Quran 101:10 (Surah Al-Qaari'a), Quran 37:55 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 38:77 (Surah Saad). For example, 104:5 reads: “And what can make you know what is the Crusher?” 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 74:27 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 74:27 (Surah Al-Muddaththir, The Cloaked One) reads: “And what can make you know what is Saqar?”

Which surah is verse 74:27 in?

Quran 74:27 is āyah 27 of Surah Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One), chapter 74 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 56 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 74:27?

Tartīl presents Quran 74:27 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.