Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 156·Makkī

156

أَمْ لَكُمْ ﴿١٥٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or do you have a clear authority?

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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 · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 13 letters · āyah 156 of 182

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 68:38 · Al-Qalamvery close

    إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ

    That indeed for you is whatever you choose?

  • Quran 39:55 · Az-Zumarclose

    وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟ أَحْسَنَ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ

    And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,

  • Quran 2:44 · Al-Baqaraclose

    أَتَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?

  • Quran 82:10 · Al-Infitaarclose

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ

    And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

  • Quran 21:10 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَٰبًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    We have certainly sent down to you a Book in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?

  • Quran 43:44 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ

    And indeed, it is a remembrance for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.

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.

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:382 shared roots

    وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طب-ي-ن

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:232 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طب-ي-ن

  • Hud 11:962 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طب-ي-ن

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:192 shared roots

    وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طب-ي-ن

  • Al-Muminoon 23:452 shared roots

    ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَأَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طب-ي-ن

  • At-Tur 52:382 shared roots

    أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طب-ي-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:156?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:156 include Quran 68:38 (Surah Al-Qalam), Quran 39:55 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 2:44 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 82:10 (Surah Al-Infitaar). For example, 68:38 reads: “That indeed for you is whatever you choose?” 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 37:156 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:156 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “Or do you have a clear authority?”

Which surah is verse 37:156 in?

Quran 37:156 is āyah 156 of Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), chapter 37 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 182 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 37:156?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:156 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.