Surah Al-Muddaththir · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

مَا فِى سَقَرَ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[And asking them], "What put you into 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 · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 12 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 42 of 56

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 45:31 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَفَلَمْ تَكُنْ ءَايَٰتِى تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ وَكُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ

    But as for those who disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were not Our verses recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a people of criminals?

  • Quran 68:29 · Al-Qalamclose

    قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

  • Quran 35:37 · Faatirclose

    وَهُمْ يَصْطَرِخُونَ فِيهَا رَبَّنَآ أَخْرِجْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَٰلِحًا غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ أَوَلَمْ نُعَمِّرْكُم مَّا يَتَذَكَّرُ فِيهِ مَن تَذَكَّرَ وَجَآءَكُمُ ٱلنَّذِيرُ فَذُوقُوا۟ فَمَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِن نَّصِيرٍ

    And they will cry out therein, "Our Lord, remove us; we will do righteousness - other than what we were doing!" But did We not grant you life enough for whoever would remember…

  • Quran 77:19 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

  • Quran 37:24 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَقِفُوهُمْ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ

    And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."

  • Quran 6:23 · Al-An'aamclose

    ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُن فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ

    Then there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will say, "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who associated."

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 74:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 74:42 include Quran 45:31 (Surah Al-Jaathiya), Quran 68:29 (Surah Al-Qalam), Quran 35:37 (Surah Faatir), and Quran 77:19 (Surah Al-Mursalaat). For example, 45:31 reads: “But as for those who disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were not Our verses recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a people of criminals?” 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 74:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 74:42 (Surah Al-Muddaththir, The Cloaked One) reads: “[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"”

Which surah is verse 74:42 in?

Quran 74:42 is āyah 42 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 74:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 74:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.