Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 85·Makkī

85

إِذْ مَاذَا ﴿٨٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?

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Tafsīr

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Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 5 points across 1 rule family

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 25 letters · āyah 85 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 26:71 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ

    They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."

  • Quran 21:52 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ

    When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"

  • Quran 21:53 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ

    They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."

  • Quran 26:75 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

    He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,

  • Quran 19:42 · Maryamvery close

    إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنكَ شَيْـًٔا

    [Mention] when he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?

  • Quran 37:95 · As-Saaffaatclose

    قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ

    He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:85?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:85 include Quran 26:71 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 21:52 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 21:53 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 26:75 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 26:71 reads: “They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."” 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 37:85 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:85 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “[And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?”

Which surah is verse 37:85 in?

Quran 37:85 is āyah 85 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 37:85?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:85 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.