Surah Al-Mursalaat · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

فَإِذَا ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So when the stars are obliterated

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Rarest here: ط-م-س — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 14 letters · āyah 8 of 50

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 51:6 · Adh-Dhaariyatvery close

    وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

    And indeed, the recompense is to occur.

  • Quran 81:12 · At-Takwirvery close

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    And when Hellfire is set ablaze

  • Quran 73:18 · Al-Muzzammilvery close

    ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا

    The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.

  • Quran 6:134 · Al-An'aamclose

    إِنَّ مَا تُوعَدُونَ لَـَٔاتٍ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ

    Indeed, what you are promised is coming, and you will not cause failure [to Allah].

  • Quran 52:8 · At-Turclose

    مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ

    Of it there is no preventer.

  • Quran 81:14 · At-Takwirclose

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

    A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 77:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 77:8 include Quran 51:6 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 81:12 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 73:18 (Surah Al-Muzzammil), and Quran 6:134 (Surah Al-An'aam). For example, 51:6 reads: “And indeed, the recompense is to occur.” 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 77:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 77:8 (Surah Al-Mursalaat, The Emissaries) reads: “So when the stars are obliterated”

Which surah is verse 77:8 in?

Quran 77:8 is āyah 8 of Surah Al-Mursalaat (The Emissaries), chapter 77 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 50 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 77:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 77:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.