Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 36·Makkī

36

وَلَقَدْ ﴿٣٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.

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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 4 of 5 words

Rarest here: ب-ط-ش — 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 11 points across 7 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 29 letters · āyah 36 of 55

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 15:63 · Al-Hijrclose

    قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ

    They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,

  • Quran 78:27 · An-Nabaclose

    إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

    Indeed, they were not expecting an account

  • Quran 50:28 · Qaafclose

    قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ

    [Allah] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning.

  • Quran 11:70 · Hudclose

    فَلَمَّا رَءَآ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ

    But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot."

  • Quran 37:72 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

    And We had already sent among them warners.

  • Quran 15:81 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

    And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:36?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:36 include Quran 15:63 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 78:27 (Surah An-Naba), Quran 50:28 (Surah Qaaf), and Quran 11:70 (Surah Hud). For example, 15:63 reads: “They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,” 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 54:36 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:36 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.”

Which surah is verse 54:36 in?

Quran 54:36 is āyah 36 of Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon), chapter 54 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 55 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 54:36?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:36 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.