Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 88·Makkī

88

فَأَمَّآ إِن مِنَ ﴿٨٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah,

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Tafsīr

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Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 2 roots in 2 of 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 19 letters · āyah 88 of 96

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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  • يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ

    [To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,

  • وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

    And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.

  • إِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقًّا إِنَّهُۥ يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمْ شَرَابٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ وَعَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْفُرُونَ

    To Him is your return all together. [It is] the promise of Allah [which is] truth. Indeed, He begins the [process of] creation and then repeats it that He may reward those who…

  • قَالَ أَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

    [Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

  • وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا

    And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse

  • قُلْ أَؤُنَبِّئُكُم بِخَيْرٍ مِّن ذَٰلِكُمْ لِلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَأَزْوَٰجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ وَرِضْوَٰنٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ

    Say, "Shall I inform you of [something] better than that? For those who fear Allah will be gardens in the presence of their Lord beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide…

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  • An-Nisaa 4:172 shared roots

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    فَلَوْلَا نَصَرَهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُرْبَانًا ءَالِهَةًۢ بَلْ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنْهُمْ وَذَٰلِكَ إِفْكُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:88?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:88 include Quran 89:27 (Surah Al-Fajr), Quran 26:90 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 10:4 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 7:14 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 89:27 reads: “[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,” 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 56:88 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:88 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “And if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah,”

Which surah is verse 56:88 in?

Quran 56:88 is āyah 88 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 56:88?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:88 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.