Surah An-Naba · Ayah 3·Makkī

3

ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

That over which they are in disagreement.

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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 · 1 root in 1 of 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 3 of 40

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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 37:170 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know.

  • Quran 15:63 · Al-Hijrclose

    قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ

    They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,

  • Quran 32:28 · As-Sajdaclose

    وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْفَتْحُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    And they say, "When will be this conquest, if you should be truthful?"

  • Quran 37:178 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    And leave them for a time.

  • Quran 79:13 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ

    Indeed, it will be but one shout,

  • Quran 37:20 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 78:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 78:3 include Quran 37:170 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 15:63 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 32:28 (Surah As-Sajda), and Quran 37:178 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 37:170 reads: “But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know.” 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 78:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 78:3 (Surah An-Naba, The Announcement) reads: “That over which they are in disagreement.”

Which surah is verse 78:3 in?

Quran 78:3 is āyah 3 of Surah An-Naba (The Announcement), chapter 78 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 40 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 78:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 78:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.