Surah An-Najm · Ayah 36·Makkī

36

أَمْ لَمْ بِمَا فِى مُوسَىٰ﴿٣٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses

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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 7 words

Rarest here: ص-ح-ف — 9× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 6 points across 2 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 20 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 36 of 62

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 79:16 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

    When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,

  • Quran 20:52 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى فِى كِتَٰبٍ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّى وَلَا يَنسَى

    [Moses] said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."

  • Quran 41:45 · Fussilatclose

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ

    And We had already given Moses the Scripture, but it came under disagreement. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been concluded between them. And…

  • Quran 19:51 · Maryamclose

    وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مُخْلَصًا وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا

    And mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet.

  • Quran 3:3 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَنزَلَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ

    He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.

  • Quran 87:19 · Al-A'laaclose

    صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:36?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:36 include Quran 79:16 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 20:52 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 41:45 (Surah Fussilat), and Quran 19:51 (Surah Maryam). For example, 79:16 reads: “When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,” 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 53:36 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:36 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses”

Which surah is verse 53:36 in?

Quran 53:36 is āyah 36 of Surah An-Najm (The Star), chapter 53 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 62 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 53:36?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:36 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.