Surah An-Najm · Ayah 44·Makkī

44

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ ﴿٤٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And that it is He who causes death and gives life

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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 4 words

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 15 letters · āyah 44 of 62

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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 75:40 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

    Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?

  • Quran 40:68 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

    He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is.

  • Quran 23:80 · Al-Muminoonclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَلَهُ ٱخْتِلَٰفُ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    And it is He who gives life and causes death, and His is the alternation of the night and the day. Then will you not reason?

  • Quran 92:2 · Al-Lailclose

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

    And [by] the day when it appears

  • Quran 22:66 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ

    And He is the one who gave you life; then He causes you to die and then will [again] give you life. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful.

  • Quran 40:67 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا۟ شُيُوخًا وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ مِن قَبْلُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَجَلًا مُّسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    It is He who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot; then He brings you out as a child; then [He develops you] that you reach your [time of]…

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:44?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:44 include Quran 75:40 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 40:68 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 23:80 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 92:2 (Surah Al-Lail). For example, 75:40 reads: “Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?” 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 53:44 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:44 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “And that it is He who causes death and gives life”

Which surah is verse 53:44 in?

Quran 53:44 is āyah 44 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 53:44?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:44 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.