Surah Al-Qaari'a · Ayah 4·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 5 words

Rarest here: ف-ر-ش — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 10 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 26 letters · āyah 4 of 11

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 52:10 · At-Turclose

    وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا

    And the mountains will pass on, departing -

  • Quran 70:8 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ

    On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,

  • Quran 77:11 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ

    And when the messengers' time has come...

  • Quran 78:19 · An-Nabaclose

    وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا

    And the heaven is opened and will become gateways

  • Quran 56:4 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا

    When the earth is shaken with convulsion

  • Quran 82:17 · Al-Infitaarclose

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Waaqia 56:62 shared roots

    فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا

    ب-ث-ثك-و-ن

  • An-Nisaa 4:13 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَآءً وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى تَسَآءَلُونَ بِهِۦ وَٱلْأَرْحَامَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا

    ب-ث-ثأ-ن-سك-و-ن

  • Al-Mutaffifin 83:62 shared roots

    يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ن-سي-و-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:82 shared roots

    وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

    أ-ن-سي-و-م

  • Al-Fajr 89:232 shared roots

    وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

    أ-ن-سي-و-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:1642 shared roots

    إِنَّ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلَّتِى تَجْرِى فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ بِمَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن مَّآءٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ وَتَصْرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَٰحِ وَٱلسَّحَابِ ٱلْمُسَخَّرِ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

    ب-ث-ثأ-ن-س

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 101:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 101:4 include Quran 52:10 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 70:8 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), Quran 77:11 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), and Quran 78:19 (Surah An-Naba). For example, 52:10 reads: “And the mountains will pass on, departing -” 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 101:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 101:4 (Surah Al-Qaari'a, The Calamity) reads: “It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,”

Which surah is verse 101:4 in?

Quran 101:4 is āyah 4 of Surah Al-Qaari'a (The Calamity), chapter 101 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 11 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 101:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 101:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.