Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 61·Makkī

61

عَلَىٰٓ أَن فِى مَا لَا ﴿٦١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.

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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 9 words

Recitation · 12 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd munfaṣil6
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī3

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 34 letters · āyah 61 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 20:55 · Taa-Haaclose

    مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ

    From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.

  • Quran 17:51 · Al-Israaclose

    أَوْ خَلْقًا مِّمَّا يَكْبُرُ فِى صُدُورِكُمْ فَسَيَقُولُونَ مَن يُعِيدُنَا قُلِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ فَسَيُنْغِضُونَ إِلَيْكَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هُوَ قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَرِيبًا

    Or [any] creation of that which is great within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their…

  • Quran 35:16 · Faatirclose

    إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

    If He wills, He can do away with you and bring forth a new creation.

  • Quran 76:28 · Al-Insaanclose

    نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ أَسْرَهُمْ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَٰلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا

    We have created them and strengthened their forms, and when We will, We can change their likenesses with [complete] alteration.

  • Quran 16:56 · An-Nahlclose

    وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ نَصِيبًا مِّمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ تَٱللَّهِ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَفْتَرُونَ

    And they assign to what they do not know a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.

  • Quran 56:65 · Al-Waaqiarelated

    لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَٰهُ حُطَٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ

    If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,

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-Waaqia 56:622 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    ن-ش-أع-ل-م

  • Al-Waaqia 56:622 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    ن-ش-أع-ل-م

  • Ar-Rahmaan 55:242 shared roots

    وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَٰمِ

    ن-ش-أع-ل-م

  • Al-Insaan 76:282 shared roots

    نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ أَسْرَهُمْ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَٰلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا

    ب-د-لم-ث-ل

  • Al-Baqara 2:1812 shared roots

    فَمَنۢ بَدَّلَهُۥ بَعْدَ مَا سَمِعَهُۥ فَإِنَّمَآ إِثْمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَدِّلُونَهُۥٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    ب-د-لع-ل-م

  • Yaseen 36:792 shared roots

    قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَهَآ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ

    ن-ش-أع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:61?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:61 include Quran 20:55 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 17:51 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 35:16 (Surah Faatir), and Quran 76:28 (Surah Al-Insaan). For example, 20:55 reads: “From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.” 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 56:61 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:61 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.”

Which surah is verse 56:61 in?

Quran 56:61 is āyah 61 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 56:61?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:61 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.