Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 3·Makkī

3

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Translation

Saheeh International

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

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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 2 words

Rarest here: خ-ف-ض — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 10 letters · āyah 3 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 69:15 · Al-Haaqqavery close

    فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ

    Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,

  • Quran 99:1 · Az-Zalzalaclose

    إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

    When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

  • Quran 52:9 · At-Turclose

    يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا

    On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion

  • Quran 52:8 · At-Turclose

    مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ

    Of it there is no preventer.

  • Quran 84:4 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

    And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]

  • Quran 86:11 · At-Taariqclose

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

    By the sky which returns [rain]

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:3 include Quran 69:15 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), Quran 99:1 (Surah Az-Zalzala), Quran 52:9 (Surah At-Tur), and Quran 52:8 (Surah At-Tur). For example, 69:15 reads: “Then on that Day, the Resurrection will 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 56:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:3 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].”

Which surah is verse 56:3 in?

Quran 56:3 is āyah 3 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 56:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.