Surah Al-Muddaththir · Ayah 44·Makkī

44

وَلَمْ ﴿٤٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Nor did we used to feed the poor.

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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 · 4 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 44 of 56

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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    قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ

    The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,

  • Quran 38:62 · Saadclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ

    And they will say, "Why do we not see men whom we used to count among the worst?

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    وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ

    And indeed, the disbelievers used to say,

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    وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ فَمَا ٱسْتَكَانُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمْ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ

    And We had gripped them with suffering [as a warning], but they did not yield to their Lord, nor did they humbly supplicate, [and will continue thus]

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    وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    And they used to persist in the great violation,

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    ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ لَهْوًا وَلَعِبًا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا فَٱلْيَوْمَ نَنسَىٰهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا۟ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَمَا كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ

    Who took their religion as distraction and amusement and whom the worldly life deluded." So today We will forget them just as they forgot the meeting of this Day of theirs and for…

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    وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

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  • Al-Fajr 89:182 shared roots

    وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

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    أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَٰتٍ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُۥ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ فَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُۥ وَأَن تَصُومُوا۟ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

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  • Al-Mujaadila 58:42 shared roots

    فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَتَمَآسَّا فَمَن لَّمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَإِطْعَامُ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ذَٰلِكَ لِتُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ وَلِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 74:44?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 74:44 include Quran 37:29 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 38:62 (Surah Saad), Quran 37:167 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 23:76 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 37:29 reads: “The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,” 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 74:44 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 74:44 (Surah Al-Muddaththir, The Cloaked One) reads: “Nor did we used to feed the poor.”

Which surah is verse 74:44 in?

Quran 74:44 is āyah 44 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 74:44?

Tartīl presents Quran 74:44 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.