Surah Al-Qiyaama · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

ثُمَّ ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 5 words

Rarest here: ع-ل-ق — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 17 letters · āyah 38 of 40

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 23:14 · Al-Muminoonclose

    ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا ٱلنُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا ٱلْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا ٱلْمُضْغَةَ عِظَٰمًا فَكَسَوْنَا ٱلْعِظَٰمَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَٰهُ خَلْقًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ

    Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We…

  • Quran 80:19 · Abasaclose

    مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

    From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;

  • Quran 37:95 · As-Saaffaatclose

    قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ

    He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,

  • Quran 86:7 · At-Taariqclose

    يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

    Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

  • Quran 55:3 · Ar-Rahmaanclose

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ

    Created man,

  • Quran 79:25 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

    So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].

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-Alaq 96:22 shared roots

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

    ع-ل-قخ-ل-ق

  • Al-A'laa 87:22 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    س-و-يخ-ل-ق

  • Al-Infitaar 82:72 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

    س-و-يخ-ل-ق

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:673 shared roots

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا۟ شُيُوخًا وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ مِن قَبْلُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَجَلًا مُّسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ل-قخ-ل-قك-و-ن

  • Al-Muminoon 23:142 shared roots

    ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا ٱلنُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا ٱلْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا ٱلْمُضْغَةَ عِظَٰمًا فَكَسَوْنَا ٱلْعِظَٰمَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَٰهُ خَلْقًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ

    ع-ل-قخ-ل-ق

  • As-Sajda 32:182 shared roots

    أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا لَّا يَسْتَوُۥنَ

    س-و-يك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 75:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 75:38 include Quran 23:14 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 80:19 (Surah Abasa), Quran 37:95 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 86:7 (Surah At-Taariq). For example, 23:14 reads: “Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We…” 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 75:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 75:38 (Surah Al-Qiyaama, The Resurrection) reads: “Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]”

Which surah is verse 75:38 in?

Quran 75:38 is āyah 38 of Surah Al-Qiyaama (The Resurrection), chapter 75 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 40 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 75:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 75:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.