Surah Al-Muddaththir · Ayah 46·Makkī

46

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Translation

Saheeh International

And we used to deny the Day of Recompense

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 17 letters · āyah 46 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.

  • فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ

    And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.

  • أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    Did We not destroy the former peoples?

  • فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

  • قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَآلِّينَ

    They will say, "Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray.

  • فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

    And they denied him, so We saved him and those with him in the ship and made them successors, and We drowned those who denied Our signs. Then see how was the end of those who were…

  • كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

    Those before them denied, and punishment came upon them from where they did not perceive.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 74:46?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 74:46 include Quran 77:23 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 77:16 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 43:25 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 23:106 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 77:23 reads: “And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.” 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 74:46 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 74:46 (Surah Al-Muddaththir, The Cloaked One) reads: “And we used to deny the Day of Recompense”

Which surah is verse 74:46 in?

Quran 74:46 is āyah 46 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 74:46?

Tartīl presents Quran 74:46 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.