Surah Ar-Ra'd · Ayah 15·Madanī

15

مَن فِى ﴿١٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And to Allah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

سجدةٌ موجودات

سجده در این گونه موارد به معنای خضوع و آخرین درجهٌ تواضع و تسلیم بودن است یعنی همةٌ فرشتگان و انسان‌ها و همةٌ صاحبان عقل و اندیشه» برای خدا متواضع‌اند و در برابر فرمان او فروتن. البته گروهی سجده و خضوعشان تنها جنبة تکوینی دارد؛ یعنی در برابر قوانین عالم هستی و آفرینش خاضع‌اند. مثلاً همین که می‌بینیم جسم و جان همه موجودات» تسلیم قوانین حیات و مرگ و رشد و نموّ و سلامت و بیماری و مانند آن استء این حالت تسلیم و خضوع در برابر قوانین آفرینش» نوعی سجود تکوینی از ناحیة آنهاست. گروهی اما علاوه بر سجود تکوینی, سجود تشریعی نیز دارند؛ یعنی با میل و اراد خود در برابر خداوند سجده می‌کنند.

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 · 9 roots in 9 of 11 words

Rarest here: أ-ص-ل 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 14 points across 4 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

11 words · 53 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 15 of 43

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.

  • وَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

    And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant.

  • فَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ

    So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.

  • تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِن فَوْقِهِنَّ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    The heavens almost break from above them, and the angels exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Unquestionably, it is Allah who is the…

  • إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ أَن تَزُولَا وَلَئِن زَالَتَآ إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا

    Indeed, Allah holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease. And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him. Indeed, He is Forbearing and Forgiving.

  • وَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مُنتَظِرُونَ

    And wait, indeed, we are waiting."

  • ٱلَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ قِيَٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَٰطِلًا سُبْحَٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

    Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this…

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.

  • An-Noor 24:364 shared roots

    فِى بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ ٱللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسْمُهُۥ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ

    أ-ص-لغ-د-وس-م-وأ-ل-ه

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:835 shared roots

    أَفَغَيْرَ دِينِ ٱللَّهِ يَبْغُونَ وَلَهُۥٓ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ

    ك-ر-هط-و-عس-م-وأ-ر-ضأ-ل-ه

  • Al-A'raaf 7:2052 shared roots

    وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ فِى نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ ٱلْجَهْرِ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ وَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْغَٰفِلِينَ

    أ-ص-لغ-د-و

  • Al-Insaan 76:252 shared roots

    وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا

    أ-ص-لس-م-و

  • Al-Alaq 96:192 shared roots

    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب

    س-ج-دط-و-ع

  • Fussilat 41:114 shared roots

    ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَهِىَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ٱئْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا قَالَتَآ أَتَيْنَا طَآئِعِينَ

    ك-ر-هط-و-عس-م-وأ-ر-ض

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 13:15?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 13:15 include Quran 16:49 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 30:17 (Surah Ar-Room), Quran 42:5 (Surah Ash-Shura), and Quran 35:41 (Surah Faatir). For example, 16:49 reads: “And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant.” 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 13:15 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 13:15 (Surah Ar-Ra'd, The Thunder) reads: “And to Allah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons.”

Which surah is verse 13:15 in?

Quran 13:15 is āyah 15 of Surah Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder), chapter 13 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 43 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 13:15?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 13:15 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 13:15?

Tartīl presents Quran 13:15 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.