Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 1·Makkī

1

إِذَا ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

When the Occurrence occurs,

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Tafsīr

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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 · 1 root in 2 of 3 words

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 14 letters · āyah 1 of 96

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 52:8 · At-Turclose

    مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ

    Of it there is no preventer.

  • Quran 52:9 · At-Turclose

    يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا

    On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion

  • Quran 79:6 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ

    On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],

  • Quran 53:58 · An-Najmclose

    لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

    Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.

  • Quran 77:7 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

    Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.

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    لِّكُلِّ نَبَإٍ مُّسْتَقَرٌّ وَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    For every happening is a finality; and you are going to know.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:1 include Quran 52:8 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 52:9 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 79:6 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), and Quran 53:58 (Surah An-Najm). For example, 52:8 reads: “Of it there is no preventer.” 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 56:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:1 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “When the Occurrence occurs,”

Which surah is verse 56:1 in?

Quran 56:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable), chapter 56 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 96 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 56:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.