Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

إِذَا ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

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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 3 of 4 words

Rarest here: ر-ج-ج — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 4 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 69:14 · Al-Haaqqavery close

    وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً

    And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -

  • Quran 19:90 · Maryamvery close

    تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا

    The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation

  • Quran 73:14 · Al-Muzzammilvery close

    يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا

    On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.

  • Quran 99:1 · Az-Zalzalavery close

    إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

    When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

  • Quran 77:9 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ

    And when the heaven is opened

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:4 include Quran 69:15 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), Quran 69:14 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), Quran 19:90 (Surah Maryam), and Quran 73:14 (Surah Al-Muzzammil). 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 56:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:4 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “When the earth is shaken with convulsion”

Which surah is verse 56:4 in?

Quran 56:4 is āyah 4 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 56:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.